Director North Parkland Power REA
My involvement in power coop’s goes back to 1997 as a new Board member with Egremont REA and then, following an amalgamation with three other area REAs, we formed North Parkland Power Coop.
In 2006 I was elected to Thorhild County and served for 7 years with 5 of them being Reeve. While on council I was involved with the regional water commission as well as the county gas utility.
After council I served a three-year term with the Alberta Surface Rights and Land Compensation Board as a Regional Advisor for the North Saskatchewan Regional Plan.
I am also a Board member with North Corridor Coop, an affiliate of Federated Coop, that supplies farm inputs as well building products, fuels, and groceries in the Redwater, Thorhild, Boyle and Athabasca areas.
I have always felt that being a member of a coop gives you, as a member, the ability to get the best value for the money spent whether you get a share of profit or receive a service at the best possible price.