Lac Ste. Anne County Activity Report ActivityLSAC_QTLY_2018-19_WINTER_FINAL_SM | Page 11

WINTER 2018/19 ActivityLSAC
Fallen Four Visitor Centre
& Mayerthorpe Library
Project Committee
Councillors: Bohnet; Giebelhaus
The Town of Mayerthorpe Public Library
Society, the Town of Mayerthorpe, Lac
Ste. Anne County and Mayerthorpe Fallen
Four Memorial Society established the
Fallen Four Visitor Centre and Mayerthorpe
Library Project Committee to review and
consider the potential relocation of the
Mayerthorpe Public Library to the Fallen
Four Visitor Centre, as proposed by the
Mayerthorpe Public Library Society.
First Nations Committee
Councillors: Gelych; Hoyda; Olsvik
Alexis Nakota Sioux Non is an integral
part of the community and the indigenous
consultation process. As such, County
Council deemed it advantageous to form
a committee that would deal directly
with the indigenous population and create
a go-forward working relationship.
George Pegg Botanic
Garden Society
Councillor Vaughan
As a pioneer taxonomist/botanist, George
Pegg made major contributions to the field
of botany in the early 1900s with his vast
pressed plant collection, his curation of
an extensive botanical book library, and
his cultivation of a unique and spectacular
garden — which is now a provincially-
designated Historic Resource. Following
his death, the George Pegg Botanic
Garden Society was formed in 1988 to
preserve the site and promote the legacy
of the Pegg Family. In 1990, the Pegg
family donated the 12.6-acre homestead
site to Lac Ste. Anne County. The County
has an agreement assigning operational
control of the garden and associated
historic resource to the society. However,
due to the County having a vested interest
in this property, one member of Council is
appointed to the society.
Growth Alberta
Councillor Giebelhaus
The County is involved in two economic
initiatives — the first of which is Growth
Alberta, established to promote small
businesses in County communities that in
turn support sustainable regional growth.
Membership in Growth Alberta is local, but
encompasses a vast area comprised of
Lac Ste. Anne County, Woodlands County
and Barrhead County, as well as the Towns
of Swan Hills, Whitecourt, Mayerthorpe,
Village of Clyde, and some school regions.
Membership funds aid in facilitating special
projects. Growth Alberta promotes an
annual Small Business Awards, and a
Youth Expo. The second initiative is WILD
Alberta, which promotes travel and tourism
in the region by way of annual publications
that highlight area attractions such as
rodeos, festivals, concerts, Canada Day
celebrations, fairs and parades.
Highway 43 Come Play With Me
Early Childhood Coalition
Councillors: Giebelhaus; Hoyda
Meeting once per month at the County
Administration Office, the Early Childhood
Coalition is comprised of a group of
dedicated individuals working to promote
early childhood development for local
children under age six. The County’s
Community Services department plays
a vital role as the “banker” for this
group, in addition to executing various
administrative responsibilities. In 2017,
the coalition received a $22,500 grant
from the Family and Community Support
Services Association of Alberta (FCSSAA),
to be spent according to the Action Plan
in place. The FCSSAA provides ongoing
support to all Early Childhood Coalitions
of Alberta, including provision of a resource
book, distribution of developmental kits
to local preschoolers, and bringing training
opportunities to Lac Ste. Anne County’s
rural communities.
Highway 43 East Waste Commission
Councillors: Hoyda; Olsvik; Vaughan
The Highway 43 East Waste Commission
is a regional waste management services
commission that works jointly with the
Village of Alberta Beach, the Towns of
Mayerthorpe and Onoway, the Hamlet of
Sangudo and twelve Summer Villages in
a regional cost-shared recycling program.
The commission holds regular meetings
approximately every six weeks, which deal
primarily with operational management of
the regional solid waste site near Gunn.
Lac La Nonne Enhancement
Protection Association
Councillor Vaughan
The mission of community-based
watershed stewardship group Lac La
Nonne Enhancement and Protection
Association is to preserve and enhance
Lac La Nonne and its surrounding habitat
for current and future generations to enjoy.
Established as a not-for-profit association
in 1985, Lac La Nonne Enhancement
and Protection Association is dedicated
to engaging its members in projects and
activities aimed at improving Lac La Nonne
and its watershed. In addition, this group
strives to educate its members and the
public at large about the importance of
responsible management of the region’s
natural areas through workshops, tours
and newsletters. The association’s
membership is derived from the campers,
cottagers, residents and visitors who
inhabit area subdivisions, summer villages,
campgrounds and resorts.
Lac Ste. Anne Emergency
Response Centre,
Building & Operational Committee
Councillors: Bohnet; Giebelhaus
In partnership with the Town of
Mayerthorpe, Lac Ste. Anne County
has formed a committee that manages
the maintenance of the Lac Ste. Anne
Emergency Response Centre (ERC), which
is the Station 6 (Mayerthorpe) Fire Hall (and
currently has the Associated Ambulance as
a tenant). Meetings are held approximately
four times per year in Mayerthorpe.
Lac Ste. Anne Foundation
Councillors: Bohnet; Hoyda
The Lac Ste. Anne County Foundation
helps seniors, individuals and families
find adequate, suitable and affordable
housing. This group is responsible
for ensuring the provision of safe and
caring accommodations to citizens
at an affordable cost, with priority of
service given to those residing within the
Foundation’s geographical jurisdiction.
The Foundation currently provides housing
management to 151 lodge/supportive living
units; 113 senior self-contained units; and
22 community housing units. In addition
to managing affordable housing matters,
the Lac Ste. Anne County Foundation also
provides program administration for the
Direct to Tenant Rent Supplement and
Private Landlord Rent Supplement program
in Whitecourt, Mayerthorpe, Sangudo,
Alberta Beach, Gunn and Onoway.
Lac Ste. Anne Library Board
Councillors: Bohnet; Hoyda
The Lac Ste. Anne County Library Board
consists of two Councillors and six
members-at-large representing Alberta
Beach, Darwell, Mayerthorpe, Onoway,
Rich Valley and Sangudo. The board is
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