Committees of Council

The Policing and Safe Community Committee works with Town Council, the Innisfail RCMP, municipal enforcement and the community to help promote a safe and secure community. The Committee provides advice on policing and community safety matters, helps establish local policing priorities and goals, monitors the RCMP Annual Performance Plan, provides community feedback, and makes recommendations to Council. Public members are appointed for a two-year term and serve as volunteers. Members must take the oath required under the Police Act, complete a criminal record check and RCMP suitability screening, and participate in required policing oversight training.

To visit the Policing & Safe Community Committee page, click here.

This committee is required to meet a minimum of six times per year.

Council Members

Coun. Shawn Russell
Coun. Donnie Hill
Alternate: Coun. Jason Heistad

Community Members

Tim Dunbar
Sue Haddow
Joy Milne
Sara Peppinck
Angie Teertstra

Minutes & Agendas

The Municipal Planning Commission is the Town’s decision-making body for subdivision applications and certain development permit applications, including discretionary uses. The Commission considers these applications in accordance with the Municipal Government Act and the Town’s Land Use Bylaw. Members are appointed by Council for a two-year term and may be reappointed.

The Commission meets as required on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at 3:00 p.m.

Council Members

Coun. Donnie Hill
Coun. Janice Wing
Coun. Lyle Mckellar
Alternate: Mayor Jean Barclay

Community Members

Danny Rieberger
Patty Urban

 Agenda and Meeting Minutes

The Family & Community Support Services (FCSS) Advisory Board helps guide the Town’s preventative social services and administers the FCSS Community Grant Program. The Board reviews grant funding, makes recommendations to Council on the allocation of FCSS funds, and helps identify community social needs and priorities for FCSS programs and services. Public members are appointed for two-year terms and may serve up to two consecutive terms unless otherwise approved by Council. Members serve on a volunteer basis, and the Board meets at least four times each year, typically in the evening.

Council Members

Coun. Jason Heistad
Alternate: Coun. Lyle McKellar

Community Members

Taylor Bowser
Sheri Griffith
Angie Teertstra
Amy Lee Walker
Sara Peppinck

Agenda & Minutes

The Council Remuneration Review Committee is an ad hoc committee made up of public members who review Council remuneration, per diem rates and benefits using information from comparable Alberta municipalities. The Committee is convened every two years,  in the year of a general election, and again at mid-term. The Committee makes recommendations to Council, which is responsible for approving any changes, and is dissolved once its recommendations have been presented to Council.

Applicants must be Innisfail residents over the age of 18.

The Community Services Standing Committee provides a broad community perspective on recreation and culture facilities, parks and trails, social and recreational programming, cultural activities and events, community beautification, and other community matters referred by Council. The Committee advises Council and Administration on funding applications under the Town’s community grant programs, including the Recreation, Culture and Tourism Grant and the Innisfail Solar Corp Community Benefit program. Public members are appointed for a two-year term. The Committee meets as required, typically in the evening.

Council Members

• Coun. Shawn Russell
• Alternate: Coun. Jason Heistad

Community Members

• Amy-Lee Walker
• Karla Hoffman
• Zita Kennedy

Minutes & Agendas

The Community Economic Development Advisory Group provides advice and recommendations to Council on initiatives that support a strong, sustainable local economy and community. The Group brings together perspectives from business, investment, marketing, development, environmental, social and planning sectors to help shape the Town’s economic development vision, strategy and annual work plan, identify partnerships and opportunities, and provide input on matters such as business development, commercial and industrial land, economic trends, marketing and the public realm. Public members serve on a volunteer basis and are appointed for a two-year term. The Group meets at least six times per year, with additional meetings held as required.

Council Members

Mayor Jean Barclay
Coun. Janice Wing
Coun. Donnie Hill

Community Members 

Dale Dunham
Patricia Bourne
Mark Kemball

Agenda & Minutes

The Age-Friendly Community Committee brings together residents and community partners to help make Innisfail a more age-friendly community. The Committee develops and monitors an Age-Friendly Community Action Plan, identifies issues affecting residents, supports collaboration among community organizations and service providers, and makes recommendations to Council on initiatives related to areas such as transportation, housing, outdoor spaces, social participation, communication, community supports and health services. Public members are appointed for a two-year term and serve on a volunteer basis. The Committee meets as required, typically during the day.

For more information about the age-friendly committee, click here. 

Council Members

Coun. Lyle McKellar
Alternate: Coun. Shawn Russell

Community Members

Ron King
Nicole Lydiard
Sara Peppinck

Agendas & Minutes

A number of municipalities and communities depend entirely on the Red Deer River for their supply of water for domestic and industrial use. Most of these groups are members of the Red Deer River Municipal Users Group.

Mandate and Objectives:

• Continually work toward a healthy and balanced aquatic ecosystem
• Ensure that reliable quality water supplies are available for a sustainable and growing economy in each of our municipalities
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive information base that will provide consistent and current information pertaining to water issues
• Provide a forum for municipalities to discuss water supply, water use and water quality
• Serve as an advocate of municipal interests in the supply, use, delivery and quality of water

Members:

Coun. Chris Strong

Alternate: Coun. Janice Wing

The Parkland Regional Library is an independent body established under the Alberta Libraries Act for the purpose of providing a variety of support services for the public and school libraries of rural Central Alberta.

Members:

Coun. Lyle McKellar

Alternate: Coun. Jason Heistad

Parkland Foundation Management Body is mandated to operate under the Alberta Housing Act and related legislation and regulations. Its primary purpose is to administer and maintain a portfolio of comfortable and affordable residential housing units for the benefit of citizens at whom the various social housing programs are targeted.

Members:

Coun. Lyle McKellar

Alternate: Coun. Shawn Russell

PCPS provides a variety of planning consultation services to municipalities and the private sector, specializing in municipal land use policy planning, site assessment and design and subdivision services.

Members:

Coun. Jason Heistad

Alternate: Coun. Chris Strong

The Mountain View Regional Water Services Commission owns and operates the Anthony Henday Water Treatment Plant (AHWTP), which is situated on the banks of the Red Deer River northwest of Innisfail.

The idea of a regional system was conceived in 1973, when the Towns of Innisfail, Bowden, Olds, Didsbury, Carstairs and Crossfield approached the Provincial Government about building a water treatment plant and pipeline to provide a safe reliable source of potable water for its citizens.

Approval was given in 1974, and construction commenced on the water plant in 1975, and on the pipeline in 1976. The project was completed in 1977, with production and pumping beginning in November 1977. The Provincial Government operated the AHWTP from 1977 to 1992. In 1992 the legislature and the owners incorporated the MVRWSC, and operation was taken over in 1993. The MVRWSC is directed by a board consisting of one member of Council from each town, and an independent administrator.

Members:

Coun. Janice Wing

Alternate: Coun. Shawn Russell

Intermunicipal planning is an ongoing effort between two or more municipalities to make land use planning decisions in a manner that reflects the mutual and individual interests of the affected municipalities. An Intermunicipal Development Plan (IDP) is one of the main tools used in this effort.

An IDP is a broad-based policy document that is designed to ensure that development, usually in and around an urban municipality, takes place in an environmentally responsible and sustainable manner without significant unnecessary costs and unacceptable negative impacts on either municipality. It recognizes the difficult challenges facing both municipalities as they try to deal with expected growth pressures in a way that is mutually beneficial. An IDP is expected to provide both municipalities with a comprehensive long range land use based plan that reduces potential development conflicts, addresses community concerns and provides a framework for ongoing consultation and co-operation in areas of mutual concern.

Members:

Mayor Jean Barclay

Coun. Shawn Russell

Coun. Janice Wing

The Innisfail Municipal Library Board is dedicated to providing education, cultural enlightenment, recreation, freedom to read and information to all citizens of Innisfail and area.

Members:

Coun. Lyle McKellar

Alternate: N/A

The Joint Use Agreement between the Town of Innisfail and Chinook’s Edge School Division allows for the residents of Innisfail to rent certain school facilities. The Innisfail Joint Use Committee consists of representatives from Chinook’s Edge School Division and the Town of Innisfail, and is responsible for the co-ordination and management of the utilization of Town and school facilities in accordance with an approved schedule and budget. Currently, the Innisfail Middle School gymnasium and Student Gathering Area, as well as two Fine Arts rooms in the Junior Senior High, can be booked by the public.

Members:

Coun. Chris Strong

Coun. Shawn Russell

Alternate: Coun. Jason Heistad

The Innisfail and District Historical Society is managed by a board of directors and is made up of both individual and business members from surrounding communities. The board of directors regularly meets to discuss the Society’s objectives and efficiently runs the Village
during the summer with the help of summer student employees and a manager.

Members:

Coun. Chris Strong

Alternate: Coun. Donnie Hill