Town & Other Committees
STANDING COMMITTEES
Public Services (including water/sewer, sanitation, landfill & recycling
recreation facilities and maintenance
Cr. Smith, Cr. Ulmer and Cr. West
Recreation, Parks and Tourism Cr. McKenzie and Cr. Oswald
Regional Landfill Cr. Assaf and Cr. Ulmer
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. Assaf
Barrhead & District Drug Coalition Cr. McKenzie
Barrhead & District Social Housing Authority Cr. Smith
Regional Fire Services Authority Cr. Smith and Cr. McKenzie
Barrhead Regional Water Committee Mayor Schulz and Cr. Smith
Capital Region Assessment Services Commission Mayor Schulz (alt. Cr. West)
Chamber of Commerce Cr. Assaf
Community Futures Yellowhead East Cr. West
Economic Development Committee Mayor Schulz and full Council
Emergency Response Centre Building Committee Cr. Smith and Cr. McKenzie
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
Library Board Cr. Oswald
Municipal Planning Commission
Cr. Assaf, Cr. McKenzie 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. Smith, Cr. Ulmer and Cr. West
Recreation, Parks & Tourism Cr. McKenzie and Cr. Oswald
Regional Landfill Committee Cr. Assaf and Cr. Ulmer
Subdivision & Development Appeal Board Cr. West
Twinning Committee Cr. Ulmer
Yellowhead Regional Library Board Cr. Oswald
Note: The Mayor is ex-officio, a Member of all Boards and Committees.
OTHER APPOINTMENTS
Assessor Mike Krim
Assessment Review Boards 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 hosted the Conference September 12-13, 2008.
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.