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Home Okotoks Meetings March 11, 2026

Committee of Council · Special

March 11, 2026

United Way/Okotoks Partnership Community Investment Sub-Committee

2 sittings (recessed)
Sittings — this meeting was recessed and reconvened
Day 1 March 11, 2026 8:47 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Day 2 March 11, 2026 12:50 p.m. – 2:17 p.m.
5 present · 0 absent
Jakki Smolcic Chair — Ankur Gupta Councillor — Michael Cook Councillor — Oliver Hallmark Councillor — Pauline Staples Councillor —
Staff & officers present
Bethany Pizani Community & Social Development Administrator — Magan Braun Community Wellness Specialist — Nikki Hamilton Community & Social Development Administrator — Sian Anderson Community & Social Development Team Leader — Susan Brooke Vice President, Community Impact & Partnerships —

Revisions

  1. First published Substantive fetched Jun 22, 2026
    • · Motion 1 added: that the agenda for the March 11, 2026 United Way/Okotoks Partnership Community Investment Sub-Committee Meeting be adopted as presented.
    • · Motion 2 added: that the meeting go into Closed Session as the matters to be discussed during this portion of the meeting are within one of the exceptions to disclosure in Division 2 or Part I of the Access to Information Act(ATIA) at 1:20 p.m.
    • · Motion 3 added: that the meeting come out of Closed Session at 2:12 p.m.
    • · Motion 4 added: that Sheep River Health Trust - Music in the Foothills Program not be funded.
    • · Motion 5 added: that Community Chaplain Services Canada - Music and Memory be funded $7,560.00.
    • · Motion 6 added: that Foothills Country Hospice Society - Community Bereavement Boxes Program not be funded.
    • · Motion 7 added: that Solace Grief Support Society - Individual Counselling & Intake Coordinator be funded $11,800.00.
    • · Motion 8 added: that Rowan House Society - Preventative Education Program be funded $7,000.00.
    • · Motion 9 added: that Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools - Connections Program be funded $8,000.00.
    • · Motion 10 added: that Dr. Morris Gibson (DMG) Fundraising Committee - Sensory Room be funded $2,500.00.
    • · Motion 11 added: that Foothills School Division Outreach Services - Wellness and Wellbeing Program be funded $7,500.00.
    • · Motion 12 added: that ORENDA Community Youth and Family Society - Growing Strong from the Inside out: Boys Program not be funded.
    • · Motion 13 added: that Inclusion Foothills Association - Family Support Program be funded $18,000.00.
    • · Motion 14 added: that Okotoks Family resource Centre be funded $15,000.00.
    • · Motion 15 added: that KidSport - Physical Activity Registration Support not be funded.
    • · Motion 16 added: that Calgary Catholic Immigration Society - Newcomer Youth Connecting with the Community be funded $1,900.00.
    • · Motion 17 added: that Foothills Advocacy in Motion Society - Okotoks Shredding Program be funded $3,000.00.
    • · Motion 18 added: that Opening Gaits Therapeutic Riding Society - Opening Gaits not be funded.
    • · Motion 19 added: that Okotoks Food Bank Association – Meal Starter Kit be funded $2,000.00.
    • · Motion 20 added: that the March 11, 2026 United Way/Okotoks Partnership Committee Investment Sub-Committee Meeting adjourn at 2:17 p.m.
    • · Attendance added: Oliver Hallmark (present)
    • · Attendance added: Jakki Smolcic (present)
    • · Attendance added: Michael Cook (present)
    • · Attendance added: Ankur Gupta (present)
    • · Attendance added: Pauline Staples (present)
    • · Attendance added: Susan Brooke (present)
    • · Attendance added: Sian Anderson (present)
    • · Attendance added: Magan Braun (present)
    • · Attendance added: Nikki Hamilton (present)
    • · Attendance added: Bethany Pizani (present)