Council Committee Boards

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Dirk Thompson
• A: John Bak

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Lynn Florence
• A: Colleen Sklapsky

Originally a community centre for a mixed farming district, Grimshaw was surveyed and subsequently developed as a railway stop to access northern markets. It soon became a focal point where early settlers did the shopping and from where they shipped their surplus farm products. In 1930, Grimshaw was incorporated as a Hamlet. Incorporation as a Town followed in 1953. The Grimshaw & District Chamber of Commerce is one of the oldest in the province, being founded in the 1930s. Grimshaw is strategically located as a distribution point for the entire North. The local resources are wheat and coarse grains, forage crops, sand and gravel, fish, fur, lumber, and oil and gas. 

The Chamber has members from all of these industries, as well as numerous non-profit organizations and retail businesses, highlighting the area's rich and diverse economic landscape in such a remote area.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Colleen Sklapsky
• A: Chad Krantz

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• John Bak
• A: Chad Krantz

The GRHARC committee has been in existence for over 20 years and works to attract and retain healthcare professionals and support them as they integrate into the community. The committee consists of elected officials from the Town of Grimshaw, County of Northern Lights, Municipal District of Peace 135, the Village of Berwyn, a CAO from each municipality, a local physician, a physician resource planner from AHS, two members at large, and a consultant from RhPAP (Rural Health Professionals Action Plan).

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Stacey Messner
• A: Tanya Allen
• CAO Olive Toews

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Dirk Thompson
• A: Colleen Sklapsky
• CAO Olive Toews

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Tanya Allen
• A: Lynn Florence
• CAO Olive Toews

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Mayor, Stacey Messner
• Deputy Mayor, Colleen Sklapsky
• CAO, Olive Toews

The Lac Cardinal Regional Economic Development Board (LCREDB) is a partnership between the Town of Grimshaw, the Village of Berwyn and the Municipal District of Peace #135, all of which are located in Northwestern Alberta; forming an economically strong and diverse region. We provide attractive opportunities for commercial and residential investment. We are also here to assist new and existing entrepreneurs in the development or diversification of business within Lac Cardinal Country. LCREDB sees the value in focusing on the enhancement of quality of life and community spirit.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Colleen Sklapsky
• A: Tanya Allen

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Lynn Florence

The Long Lake Regional Waste Management Services Commission was incorporated under the Municipal Government Act through Alberta Regulation 98/91. The Commission is comprised of the municipalities of: Town of Grimshaw, Town of Manning, Village of Berwyn, Municipal District of Peace No. 135 and County of Northern Lights.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Chad Krantz
• A: Colleen Sklapsky

The MMSA provides a full range of community planning services to member municipalities, the region, the business community and the public.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Mayor, Stacey Messner
• A: Lynn Florence
• Balance of Council in Alphabetical Order

Spanning 28 provincial ridings and representing nearly 25 per cent of Alberta’s population, the Alberta Mid-Sized Cities Mayors’ Caucus (MCMC) is solving common challenges and leveraging opportunities that matter to the more than one million Albertans living in our mid-sized cities.  

Delegate & Board Member Appointments:

• Mayor, Stacey Messner

Mighty Peace Tourism is a not-for-profit society that collaborates with members to support and promote the Peace and Smoky River regions as a destination for travel as well as investment. They work tirelessly to showcase the best northwest Alberta has to offer in order to grow the tourism industry in a sustainable manner; attracting visitors to our region, encouraging them to stay longer, and helping them explore our beautiful region.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Lynn Florence
• A: Tanya Allen

The North Peace Housing Foundation operates four Senior Citizens’ Lodges and, by Agreement with the Province of Alberta, manages eleven Seniors’ Self-Contained Apartment projects, a sixty-three unit Affordable Housing project, plus the region’s Community Housing, and Rent Assistance Benefit programs.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Dirk Thompson

The Northern Alberta Elected Leaders (NAEL) offers a venue for northwestern municipal leaders to gather and share current practices and seek opportunities to collaborate NAEL advocates for change on numerous issues of common interest in the northwest. Members of the group are located within the constituencies of Peace River, Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley, Grande Prairie-Wapiti, Grande Prairie-Smoky, West Yellowhead, and Lesser Slave Lake. NADC is the secretariat for the Northern Alberta Elected Leaders since the group’s formation in 2004.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Mayor, Stacey Messner
• CAO, Olive Toews

The Peace Library System Board of Directors:

• Is the legal authority for the Peace Library System.
• Is responsible for the effective governance of the Peace Library System.
• Is governed by the Libraries Act of the Province of Alberta and the Constitution and Bylaws of the Board, as amended from time to time.
• Consists of one appointee from each of the participating municipalities. 
• Meets four times a year, usually in February, May, September, and November.

A Peace Library System Board member is appointed and entrusted by local government to manage library services for the benefit of Peace Library System and its members. Representatives on the Board participate actively in Board business through meeting attendance, discussions and workshops, and regularly report back to their councils and/or local library boards.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Lynn Florence
• A: Dirk Thompson

The Peace Regional Mental Health & Additions Task Force was created to support our rural communities in their journey to identifying local priorities around mental health and addiction, and to create action plans to promote mental health and wellbeing.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Mayor, Stacey Messner
• A:Dirk Thompson

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Dirk Thompson
• A: Chad Krantz

The Peace Region Economic Development Alliance (PREDA) is one of nine Regional Economic Development Alliances (REDA) in the province of Alberta. PREDA is a partnership of 26 municipalities and 10 community groups working together to guide regional economic development of Alberta’s northwest – affectionately referred to as the Peace Region. 

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Colleen Sklapsky
• A: John Bak

Peace Regional Energy Committee (PREC), representing County of Northern Lights, Municipal District of Peace, Northern Sunrise County, and the Towns of Grimshaw and Peace River, is committed to supporting nuclear power development in northern Alberta's Peace Region. The Committee will ensure transparency, serving as a liaison for residents and businesses, fostering engagement and communication. 

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Mayor, Stacey Messner
• Deputy Mayor, Colleen Sklapsky
• CAO, Olive Toews

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Tanya Allen
• A: Mayor, Stacey Messner

Established in 2016, the Peace River Area Monitoring Program (PRAMP) is one of Alberta’s 10 regional Airshed organizations. They monitor air quality in the Peace River area, including hydrocarbon emissions in the Three Creeks and Reno regions.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Colleen Sklapsky

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Tanya Allen
• Mayor, Stacey Messner
• CAO, Olive Toews

The group seeks to ensure, through collaboration, that sustainable water systems are available to every northern community.

Delegates & Board Member Appointments:

• Colleen Sklapsky