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Town & Other Committees

STANDING COMMITTEES
 
 Public Services (including water/sewer, sanitation, landfill & recycling
 recreation facilities and maintenance
  Cr. Smith, Cr. Proft and Cr. Ulmer
 Recreation, Parks and Tourism  Cr. McKenzie and Cr. Oswald
 Regional Landfill  Cr. Smith and Cr. Proft
 Finance Committee  Cr. West
 
Note:  Chairperson of Standing Committees to be rotated on an annual basis, unless determined otherwise by that Committee.
 
 
REPRESENTATIVES TO BOARDS, COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES
 
 Agricultural Society  Cr. Ulmer
 Assessment Review Board (presiding officer to be
 picked by appointees)
  Mayor Schulz, Cr. West, Cr. Proft & Cr. Smith                     
 Barrhead & District Drug Coalition  Cr. McKenzie
 Barrhead & District Social Housing Authority  Cr. Proft (Alt. Cr. Ulmer)
 Regional Fire Services Authority  Cr. Proft and Cr. Smith
 Barrhead Regional Water Committee  Mayor Schulz and Cr. Smith
 Capital Region Assessment Services Commission  Cr. Proft
 Chamber of Commerce  Cr. West
 Community Economic Development Committee  Cr. McKenzie and Cr. Proft
 Community Futures Yellowhead East  Cr. West
 Emergency Response Centre Building Committee  Cr. Proft and Cr. Smith
 Enhanced Policing School Resource Officer Committee  Cr. McKenzie  
 Family & Community Support Services Society   Cr. Oswald and Cr. Ulmer
 GROWTH (Grizzly Regional Economic Alliance)  Cr. West (Alt. Mayor Schulz)
 Library Board  Cr. Oswald (Alt. Mayor Schulz)
 Municipal Planning Commission  Cr. McKenzie, Cr. Smith and           Cr. Ulmer
 Naming Advisory Committee  Cr. West
 North Central Regional Water Group  Members of Council as Necessary
 Public Services - including (Water/Sewer, Sanitation, Landfill and Recycling and Recreation Facilities and Maintenance    Cr. Proft, Cr. Smith and Cr. Ulmer
 Recreation, Parks & Tourism  Cr. McKenzie and Cr. Oswald
 Regional Landfill Committee  Cr. Proft and Cr. Smith
 Subdivision & Development Appeal Board  Cr. Oswald
 Twinning Committee  Cr. Ulmer
 Yellowhead Regional Library Board  Cr. Oswald  (Alt. Mayor Schulz)
 
Note:  The Mayor is ex-officio, a Member of all Boards and Committees.
 
 
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
 
 Assessor  Capital Region Assessment Services
 Commission
 Assistant Director, Disaster Services  Cheryl Callihoo (Alt. Alfred Tauscher)
 Auditor  Wayne Ellerington, Ellerington LLP
 Business Licensing Officer  Cheryl Callihoo
 Clerk - Assessment Review Board  Cheryl Callihoo
 Development Officer  Cheryl Callihoo
 Disaster Services Director  Municipal Manager
 Returning Officer  Cheryl Callihoo
 Secretary - Municipal Planning Commission  As delegated by Municipal Manager
 or his designate
 Secretary - Recreation Board  Appointed by Board
 Secretary - Subdivision & Development Appeal Board
 As delegated by Municipal Manager
 or his designate
 Solicitor  At the discretion of the Municipal Manager
 or his designate
 Subdivision Authority  Richard Neufeld
 
 Note:  The Mayor is ex-officio, a Member of all Boards and Committees.
 
 
 
TWINNING

2008 Alberta/Japan Twinned Municipalities Conference
The Barrhead and District Twinning Committee is proud to host the Conference September 12-13, 2008.
 

 The information below is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.  

For complete Conference details please click here to see the 2008 Alberta/Japan Twinned Municipalities Conference.

 
Barrhead & District Twinning Committee
Cultural activities are popular with The Town and County of Barrhead.  On a regular basis, the Barrhead & District Twinning Committee organizes and supports visits and cultural exchanges with our "sister towns" - Tokoro, Japan and Drouin, Australia.
                                 2008 Committee Members
Back Row:  Rick Neumann, Cheryl Callihoo, Jordan Evans, Carol Lee,
Gary Lynn, Richard Ward, Sharon Volorney, Marj Loitz, Adolph Bablitz,
Steve Holsted and Lee Hibert
Front Row Seated:  Cr. Marcel Gauthier, Edie Yuill, Debbie Bender and Cr. Roy Ulmer

Anyone interested in participating as home-stay families or would like to join the Twinning Committee, please call Cheryl Callihoo at the Town Office at 674-3301.

Tokoro, Japan
                                         Aerial View of Tokoro, Japan

The Town of Tokoro is situated on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido.  Hokkaido has a long and interesting history.  The Town and County of Barrhead twinned with the Town of Tokoro in 1991.  Since that time fourteen visits have been arranged between our communities.

Twinning Ceremonies with the Town of Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan
On July 4, 1991, the County of Barrhead, jointly with the Town of Barrhead, entered into an Agreement with the Town of Tokoro, in the Province of Hokkaido, Japan, for the establishment of sister relationships between the communities.  The official Twinning Document was signed by Mayor Kazuo Inoue (Tokoro), Mayor Bill Stutchbury (Town) and Reeve George Visser (County).

Barrhead representatives travelled to the Town of Tokoro to sign the 1991 agreement.  In July 1995, the 5th Anniversary celebrating the Twinning relationship was held in Barrhead. 

2001 Delegation to Tokoro for the 10th Anniversary of Twinning
The 2001 delegation to Tokoro for the 10th Anniversary of Twinning was attended by:  Town of Barrhead Mayor Sid Gurevitch, Councillor Gerry St. Pierre, Councillor Edie Yuill, County of Barrhead Deputy Reeve Bill Lee, Tyner Lee, Barb Dawson, Dr. Charles Godberson, Karen Lumsden and high school students - Tino Driessen, David Driessen, Caroline Lyster, Caitlin Lyster and Steven Forest. 
 
 
25th Twinning Anniversary for Canada and Japan
On July 4, 2005, Debbie Bender and Carol Lee were in Sapporo, Japan representing the Barrhead & District Twinning Committee and our community, as the Provinces of Alberta Canada and Hokkaido, Japan celebrated the 25th Anniversary of their Twinning.  Representatives from Stony Plain, Wetaskiwin and Bon Accord were there as well.  Honourable Rob Renner, Minister of Municipal Affairs gave greeting from our Province and a gift of an Indian headdress and tanned coat

Following the official ceremonies on July 4, 2005, our representatives (Debbie Bender and Carol Lee) were treated to a wonderful authentic Japanese supper and the sites of Sapporo. 

On July 5, 2005, the duo headed for the Town of Tokoro, which is twinned with Barrhead.  A barbecue was held in their honour to meet and greet people who had been to Barrhead over the past 14 years of Twinning, plus dignitaries from the Town.   Tours of the area and neighbouring sites, home-stays with four different families and meals of delicious locally grown veggies, fruits and seafood were enjoyed.  The hospitality of the people was number one! 

2006 - 15th Anniversary of Twinning
2006 marked the 15th Anniversary of Twinning between Barrhead and Tokoro.  A delegation from Tokoro represented by Deputy Mayor Ihara, Mr. Suzuki, Mr. Sawaai and Mr. and Mrs. Kuse came to Barrhead and celebrated the anniversary.

Barrhead's very own Japanese Garden (est. July 2006)

 
2006 marked the beginning of our very own Japanese Park, located behind the United Church on 60 Street.

Visit the Hokkaido website 

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Drouin, Australia
 
The Town of Drouin is situated in Baw Baw Shire in the southern part of the state of Victoria.  The year 2004 was the 15th Anniversary of the Twinning of the Town and County of Barrhead with the Town of Drouin, so we planned and commemorated it an exciting trip. 

Visit Baw Baw Shire's website

Visit Australia's website

 

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