City Government

River Valley Alliance Advisory Committee

Description/Purpose

The River Valley Alliance Advisory Committee is a Standing Committee of the Board of Directors for the River Valley Alliance (RVA).

The RVA was initiated in 1996 and formally incorporated in 2003. Its founding shareholders include the seven municipalities holding lands in the Capital Region's North Saskatchewan River Valley -- the Town of Devon, Parkland County, Leduc County, City of Edmonton, Strathcona County, Sturgeon County and the City of Fort Saskatchewan. The RVA partners share a common goal -- to protect, preserve and enhance the Capital Region's river valley park system for year-round accessibility, and enjoyment of its citizens and visitors.

The Advisory Committee is responsible to:

Be RVA ambassadors to their respective communities and stakeholders, champion its plans and activities and represent the River Valley Alliance as directed by the Board
Provide a volunteer resource to assist and support River Valley Alliance involvement and participation in local or regional events, projects, public processes and other activities as approved or directed by the Board
Facilitate bringing local volunteers, resources and partnerships to bear in support of Board and Municipal approved projects and activities including community level fundraising where appropriate
Assist the Board and its municipal members in generating increased awareness, dialog and support for the Capital Region River Valley Park

Board Composition

City of Edmonton Citizen Members	First Appointed	Term Expiry Date
Brent Collingwood	May 26/11	May 26/13
Graham Hicks (Chair)	May 26/10	May 31/12
John Howard	May 26/10	May 31/12
Michael Markowski	May 26/10	May 31/12
Bruce Milne	May 26/10	May 31/12

There are also two members from each of the following:

City of Fort Saskatchewan
Leduc County
Parkland County
Strathcona County
Sturgeon County
Town of Devon

Information About Serving on the Board:

Committee Member Recruitment Profile

Meetings:

Committee meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7:30am at various locations in the Edmonton Region.

For more information:

Barry Anderson

River Valley Alliance
9th Floor, CN Tower
10004 - 104 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5J 0K1
or: P. O. Box 2359
Edmonton, AB T5J 2R7

Title	Executive Director
Telephone	780-496-2718
Fax	780-401-7074
Email	barry.anderson@rivervalley.ab.ca
Website	(http://www.rivervalley.ab.ca)