Big Lakes County’s boards and committees play an important role in the operations of the County. Unlike Council, members of these bodies are appointed, not elected. Some of the boards and committees require members to meet specific qualifications, such as residency in the County, or have a specific area of expertise. But while each body differs in its area of responsibility and requirements for appointment, they all have one common requirement: they depend on citizens willing to serve their municipality.
Council representatives sitting on boards and committees affiliated with Big Lakes County are appointed at the annual organizational meeting. Appointments to boards and committees can vary from one to three years.
Committees can play a bigger role in making decisions on issues for Council. If Council wants a committee to make decisions, they may delegate some of their powers to the committee. If a committee makes a decision delegated to it by Council, it is then as if the council made the decision itself. Some council decisions, such as passing bylaws or adopting the budget, cannot be delegated.
Statutory/Agreement Appointments – External Committee
| Alberta Care | L. MONTEITH (R. MIFFLIN ALT.) |
| Alberta North Central Alliance (ANCA) | R. NYGAARD, (R. MIFFLIN ALT.) |
| Barrhead Social Housing | R. HUNT |
| Big Lakes County Library Board | J. ZABOLOTNIUK, R. HUNT, L. SHELP, M. WILLIER, J. SHELDON, S. BLACHA, K. MOORE |
| Children’s Resource Council | J. CHALIFOUX |
| Community Futures Lesser Slave Lake Region | R. MIFFLIN |
| CHWC Community Partnership Committee | A. STEWART |
| Community Rail Advocacy Alliance | R. MIFFLIN |
| F.C.S.S. Advisory Committee | A. STEWART, R. HUNT, L. PANASIUK |
| Golden Triangle Consortia | J. CHALIFOUX |
| Grouard/Peace River Trail Committee | R. MIFFLIN |
| Health Care Professional Attraction & Retention Committee | J. ZABOLOTNIUK, A. STEWART, K. SWARE (AT-LARGE MEMBER) |
| Heart River Housing | A. STEWART (J. CHALIFOUX ALT.) |
| High Prairie Aboriginal Interagency | J. CHALIFOUX |
| High Prairie Chamber of Commerce | R. MIFFLIN |
| High Prairie Library Board | A. STEWART |
| High Prairie Regional Landfill Authority | L. MONTEITH (R. MIFFLIN ALT.) |
| High Prairie Seed Cleaning Co-op | J. ZABOLOTNIUK (G. ZAHACY ALT.) |
| Little Smoky Recreation | A. STEWART, J. ZABOLONIUK (G. ZAHACY ALT.) |
| Lesser Slave Lake Forest Resource Advisory | R. MIFFLIN |
| Lesser Slave Watershed Council | J. ZABOLOTNIUK (T.AIRTH ALT.) |
| Northern Alberta Elected Leaders | R. NYGAARD, J. ZABOLOTNIUK |
| NLC – Community Education Committee High Prairie | J. ZABOLOTNIUK |
| NLC – Community Education Committee Grouard | J. CHALIFOUX |
| Peace Airshed Zone Association | T. AIRTH, (J. ZABOLOTNIUK ALT.) |
| Peace Library System | A. STEWART |
| PREDA | R. MIFFLIN (J. ZABOLOTNIUK ALT) |
| S.A.R.D.A | G. ZAHACY |
| Swan Hills Special Waste Liaison Committee | R. MIFFLIN |
| Tolko Forest Resource Advisory Committee | J. ZABOLOTNIUK |
| Northwest Species at Risk | T. AIRTH, (L. MONTEITH ALT) |
| Water North Coalition | L. MONTEITH, I. WILLIER |
Town Of High Prairie Committee Appointments
| Fire Budget Review Committee | R. NYGAARD, L. MONTEITH |
| Joint Recreation Committee | R. MIFFLIN, J. ZABOLOTNIUK (J. CHALIFOUX ALT.) |
| Library Budget Review Committee | R. MIFFLIN, J. ZABOLOTNIUK |
| Recreation Budget Review Committee | R. NYGAARD, T. AIRTH |
| Recreation Masterplan Committee | J. PADDON |
Statutory/Agreement Appointments – Internal
| Agricultural Advisory Committee | J. ZABOLOTNIUK, G. ZAHACY, T. AIRTH, D. NICHOLS, G. BLACKHURST, D. MENEICE, B. BRAULT |
| Assessment Review Board | R. NYGAARD, K. MATTHEWS, P. BLACHA |
| Emergency Management Committee | R. NYGAARD, J. ZABOLOTNIUK, R. HUNT, R. MIFFLIN |
| Big Lakes Regional Emergency Management Committee | R. MIFFLIN, (R. HUNT ALT) |
| Economic Development | R. NYGAARD, J. CHALIFOUX, R. MIFFLIN |
| High Prairie Airport Committee | T. AIRTH, L. MONTEITH, R. GAUTHIER |
| Inter- Governmental Relations Committee | R. NYGAARD, A. STEWART, J. CHALIFOUX, T. AIRTH |
| Municipal Planning Commission | ALL COUNCIL, R. BACKS, D. NICHOLS |
| Intermunicipal Subdivision & Development Appeal Board | K. MATTHEWS, D. MARX, P. BLACHA |
| Weed & Pest Control Appeal Committee | B. BRAULT, G. BLACKHURST, D. NICHOLS, D. MENEICE |
Inter-Municipal Ad Hoc Committees
| Town of High Prairie | R. MIFFLIN, T. AIRTH, J. CHALIFOUX |
| Town of Swan Hills | R. NYGAARD, R. MIFFLIN, R. HUNT |
| Municipal District of Greenview | A. STEWART, T. AIRTH |
| Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130. | A. STEWART, J. ZABOLOTNIUK |
| Municipal District of Lesser Slave River | R. HUNT, R. NYGAARD |
| Northern Sunrise County | G. ZAHACY, J. ZABOLOTNIUK |