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The Capital Region Growth Plan: Growing Forward was submitted to the Honourable Ray Danyluk, Minister of Municipal Affairs on April 2, 2009. This date marked the successful completion of an unprecedented undertaking by the municipal leaders of the twenty-five participating member municipalities of the Capital Region Board. Having demonstrated commitment and leadership throughout the process of developing the Capital Region Growth Plan, they now look forward to ensuring the Capital Region is a model for regional co-operation in Alberta. MANDATEAlmost one year earlier, on April 15, 2008, the Government of Alberta established the Capital Region Board (CRB) by adopting the Capital Region Board Regulation AR 49/2008. The Regulation identified the twenty five participating municipalities of the Capital Region that are listed below, and directed the CRB to prepare a Capital Region Growth Plan by March 31, 2009. The Regulation required that the Board complete a Growth Plan with four key components: land use, intermunicipal transit, housing, and geographic information services (GIS). The Growth Plan fulfills the requirements of the Regulation, and provides a vision for the future of the Capital Region. The Plan also contains implementation strategies for each of the four key components. The implementation of the Growth Plan will occur over a number of years, as resources permit. The CRB was required to include four component plans in the Capital Region Growth Plan:
Board members from the twenty five participating municipalities were appointed to Committees and tasked with the preparation of the Growth Plan:
The first four Committees prepared the required plans. The fifth Committee dealt with governance matters within the CRB. CAPITAL REGION BOARD MEMBERSThe twenty-five participating municipalities, and the Mayors or Reeve of each municipality are listed below:
INTERIM CHAIR CHRISTOPHER SHEARDMr. Christopher Sheard was appointed to position of Interim Chair of the CRB on March 19, 2008 by Premier Ed Stelmach. Mr. Sheard brought to the Board knowledge and experience as a lawyer, businessman and community leader in the Capital Region. After a twenty-five year career in the natural gas and electricity industries, primarily as a senior executive in the ATCO group of companies, Mr. Sheard has shifted his focus to consulting in the field of regulatory policy, and participation in community and charitable activities. Mr. Sheard currently serves as President of the Citadel Theatre, and has served as the Vice-Chair of the Canadian Gas Association, National Treasurer of the Arthritis Society, Executive-in-Residence at the University of Alberta School of Business, and Chair of the Edmonton Economic Development Corporation. The twenty-five participating municipalities of the Capital Region are a diverse group with one goal – to make the best decisions possible for the citizens of their communities. Given that shared goal, the close proximity of the municipalities in the Capital Region, and the interconnections between their populations and economies, the Government of Alberta determined that a regional approach to future growth in the Capital Region was the best way to secure the Region’s future. Decisions at the Capital Region Board reflect this approach. Whenever possible, Board decisions are made by consensus. Formal votes of the Board must be supported by not fewer than seventeen participating municipalities that collectively have at least seventy-five per cent of the population of the Capital Region. Capital Region Board Regulation (PDF) CONTACTFor more information contact the Capital Region Board: Capital Region Board, |