Town of Canmore

Municipal Emergency Advisory Committee

Responsibilities
The Municipal Emergency Advisory Committee reviews the Municipal Emergency Management Program and related plans annually and provides guidance and direction to Canmore's Municipal Emergency Management Agency. In addition, during an emergency or disaster the committee is authorized to declare, renew, or terminate a state of local emergency and carry out all of the local authority’s powers and duties under the Act.

For more information on Canmore's emergency preparedness visit Emergency Management.

Meetings
The committee shall meet, at a minimum, once per year. Meeting dates, times, and locations will be advertised on this calendar with a minimum 24 hours notice. Meeting are held in public except where authorized by the Municipal Government Act to close a meeting to the public.

Members
The committee consists of the mayor, who is the chair of the Committee, one member of council appointed at council’s annual organizational meeting, and in the event a declaration of a state of local emergency is required and neither committee member is available, the first member of council who is present. Current members are:

Council Representative
Mayor Sean Krausert
Councillor Jeff Mah

Contact
For more information about the committee, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

 

 

 

Emergency Advisory Committee Meetings Minutes and Agendas

Meeting Documents


DateEmergency Advisory Committee AgendasEmergency Advisory Committee Minutes
May 17, 2023Agenda -
Feb 08, 2023AgendaMinutes
Nov 03, 2022AgendaMinutes
Jul 07, 2022AgendaMinutes
May 17, 2022AgendaMintues

The Town of Canmore is located within Treaty 7 region of Southern Alberta. In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Canmore area, known as “Chuwapchipchiyan Kudi Bi” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”) and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, and Goodstoney First Nation – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play and help us steward this land and honour and celebrate this territory. We commit to working to live in right relations and to advance Truth and Reconciliation.

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