Advisory Committee · Regular

February 26, 2026

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

13:00 – 14:48 · 1h 48m

10 present · 1 absent

Siewert Reeve — Callister Councillor — Laura Kendall Councillor — Suzanne Oel Councillor Electronic Craig Russel Member — David Olson Member — Don Francis Member Electronic Hayden Knorr Member Absent Ken Westhaver Member — Miguel Parobec Member Electronic Pat Stier Member —

Staff & officers present

Aamani Sidhu Planner — Drew Granson Deputy Director of Planning — Garity Stanley Legislative Assistant — Mark Laver Economic Development Officer —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the agenda of the February 26, 2026 meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Committee be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: That the minutes of the December 18, 2025 meeting of the Economic Development Advisory Committee be adopted as presented.
- · Motion 3 added: That the Economic Development Advisory Committee accept the Economic Development Plan Update as information.
- · Motion 4 added: That the Economic Development Advisory Committee accept the website update as information.
- · Motion 5 added: That the Economic Development Advisory Committee recommend that Foothills County Council apply to the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program for an allocation of approximately 20 - 40 positions to help address local labour shortages, and th…
- · Motion 6 added: That the Economic Development Advisory Committee recommend to the Foothills County Council to apply for the Alberta Advantage Immigration Program generate business opportunities in Alberta.
- · Motion 7 added: That the Economic Development Advisory Committee recommend that Foothills County Council initiate strategy sessions with Administration to review and consider amendments to the Highway 2A Industrial Area Structure Plan and related document…
- · Motion 8 added: That, in accordance with Section 197 of the Municipal Government Act, the Economic Development Advisory Committee move into Closed meeting to discuss advice from officials as per Section 29 of the Access to Information Act (ATIA).
- · Motion 9 added: That the Committee return to its open meeting.
- · Motion 10 added: That the February 26, 2026 meeting of the Foothills County Economic Development Advisory Committee be adjourned at 2:48PM.
- · Attendance added: Laura Kendall (present)
- · Attendance added: Suzanne Oel (remote)
- · Attendance added: Siewert (present)
- · Attendance added: Callister (present)
- · Attendance added: Ken Westhaver (present)
- · Attendance added: Pat Stier (present)
- · Attendance added: David Olson (present)
- · Attendance added: Craig Russel (present)
- · Attendance added: Miguel Parobec (remote)
- · Attendance added: Don Francis (remote)
- · Attendance added: Hayden Knorr (absent)
- · Attendance added: Garity Stanley (present)
- · Attendance added: Drew Granson (present)
- · Attendance added: Mark Laver (present)
- · Attendance added: Aamani Sidhu (present)