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Government of Alberta

Ambassadors by Community

Alberta Centennial Ambassadors have been appointed to help generate interest and participation in centennial celebrations. To ensure geographic representation, individuals from each of Alberta's 83 constituencies were appointed.

The Minister of Community Development appointed a number of additional ambassadors. Honourary Centennial Ambassadors are Honourable Premier Ralph Klein, Honourable Ken Kowalski (Speaker of the Legislative Assembly), and Honourable Gary Mar (Minister of Community Development, responsible for the Alberta 2005 Centennial Initiative). The Honourable Lois Hole, who passed away January 6, 2005, was also an honourary Centennial Ambassador.

Ardrossan
Sten Berg

Athabasca
Tannia Cherniwchan

Banff
Karen Sorensen

Barrhead
Dr. Charles Godberson

Bonnyville
Vic Sadlowski

Brooks
Jacqueline Murray

Calgary
Eleanor Art
Diane Caleffi
Scott Daley
Jack Donahue
Rusty Gutek
Neil Hughes
Colleen Klein
Grant Kowpak
Raymond Lee
Margaret Minhinnett
Pastor Thanh Nguyen
Alison Redford
Walter Sedler
Gary Seright
Rick Smith
Jo-Anne Teed
Russell Tynan
Wes van der Lee
Lisa Walsh-Brost
Neville Wells
Bonnie White
Gloria Wilkinson
Donna Zwicker

Coaldale
Erna Goertzen

Crowsnest Pass
Fred Bradley

Devon
Dan Claypool

Drayton Valley
Jeannette Vatter

Edmonton
James Acton
Ken Balko
Senator Tommy Banks
Donald Clarke
Liliane Coutu-Maisonneuve
Marg Day
Brian Dunnigan
Donna Fong
Kenton Gan
Heather Klimchuk
Audrey Luft
Bobbi Okeymaw
Diane Oxenford
David Pelletier
Barbara Poole
Devinderjit (Dave) Purewal
Bas Roopnarine
Steven Rowe
Jung-Suk Ryu
Jamie Salé
Parmjit (Peter) Sandhu
Dr. Horst Schmid
Naresh Sharma
Ted A. E. Smith
Dr. Claudette Tardif
Lynnette Thompson
Dr. Robert Westbury
Sofia Yaqub
Gail (Gay) Young
Gordon Zawaski

Elk Point
Danielle Schnurer

Fairview
Larry Chorney

Fort MacLeod
Dr. Reg Crowshoe

Fort McMurray
Pauline Phibbs

Grande Prairie
Perky McCullough
Patricia Reid

Grouard
Chief Frank Halcrow

Hanna
Shawna Wallace

High Level
Sylvia Kennedy

High Prairie
Irene Salisbury

High River
Eldon Couey

Innisfail
Gary Severtson

Jasper
Joe Couture

Kathyrn
Alice Brown

Lacombe
W.J. (Bill) McQuesten

Lethbridge
Dr. Howard Tennant
Lynda Varzari Kavanagh

Lloydminster
Victor Juba

Mannville
Robert Dixon

Medicine Hat
William R. (Bill) Bauman
Catherine Smith

Olds
Rita Thompson

Ponoka
Kristi Motley

Red Deer
William (Bill) Hull
Noreen Stuart
Marlin Styner

Rocky Mountain House
Lou Soppit

Sedgewick
Jenine Arntzen

Sherwood Park
Vern Hartwell
James Stainton

Spruce Grove
Karen Anderson

St. Albert
George (Jock) Fyfe

St. Michael
Mae Adamyk

St. Paul
Geraldine Bidulock

Stony Plain
Marian Majeau

Taber
Jane Brenner

Wabasca
Betty Jackson

Waskatenau
Gail Zaplotinsky

Wetaskiwin
Dorothy French

Whitecourt
Elmer Harke

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