2012/2013 Annual Report - Red Deer River Watershed Alliance

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Photo Credit: Tjarda Barratt
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Message from the Chairman
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Message from the Executive Director
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Board Members in Action
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Progress in Watershed Planning
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Keeping with our Commitments
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Strengthening Partnerships
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Engaging Watershed Youth
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RDRWA Launches New Website
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Watershed Ambassadors
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Shades of Ambition
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Financial Position at a Glance
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Financial and In-kind Supporters
Photo credits: as noted or RDRWA staff
Report cover designed by Cachet Design Studio
Report design layout by LadyDoh Communications
Photo Credit: Glenn Gustafson
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The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) Society is an
organization comprised of individuals and organizations that deeply care
about the water resources in their backyard. In this case the back yard
is sizeable – 49,000 km2. It is a great place to meet people that share a
passion for making sure that we are considering the consequences of our
current actions or strategies on short and long-term impacts on water quality
and quantity.
As one of eleven Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils in the Province
of Alberta, we have some specific roles to play. In fulfilling them once again
this year, the Alliance demonstrated its reliability, representing good value
for money invested by our funding partners. Financially responsible, well
managed, and well governed; we worked to approved plan, staying within
budget.
Regarding the organization’s three-year strategic plan, work continued on its further development during 2012/13. By
year-end we had agreed on rolling it forward to cover 2013/14 through 2015/16. Rolling the plan will better position the
RDRWA to achieve positive outcomes over time, with the plan as a guide.
We worked on further developing the policies of the Society during the year. All organizations need to stay with the
times and that has to be reflected in all aspects, including governance. Your elected board members are committed to
this work.
The Alliance spent the year re-engaging our members and in return, asking you, our members, to re-affirm your
support. Essentially a start on organizational renewal, our projects and programs helped with making this happen.
We have undertaken activities this year that have brought us closer together as an organization and as your board.
Concluding the year on a high note of finishing on top of the 2013 Shades of Ambition Fundraising campaign contest
serves as a fine example. It brought board members together with you our members and our staff and the general
watershed public, all in a common cause to, “Make healthy water your ambition!”
Another prime example is support for further development of the Integrated Watershed Management Plan (IWMP)
project remained strong with good participation in all related work. Through advancing this project work we continued to
foster collaborative relationships. We hope these relationships will bear fruit when it comes to voluntary implementation
of IWMP recommendations in the years ahead.
This is my opportunity to thank and acknowledge my board colleagues for their tireless volunteer efforts. Furthermore,
on behalf of your Board of Directors, thanks to each and every one of you for your continued financial as well as in-kind
support of efforts of the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance this year. We hope you will continue to stay involved in
the years ahead and contribute positively to watershed management. We are making a difference and will continue
towards making a great watershed - better.
Tom Daniels
Chairman, RDRWA
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We had much to celebrate in the 2012/13 year, including the RDRWA
Watershed Ambassador Program. Recognition and thanks were frequently
extended to new Watershed Ambassadors at program breakfasts and
many other events in the watershed. While raising awareness of Beneficial
Watershed Management Practices, we attracted regional, provincial,
national and international attention. Through the program, the Alliance
grew closer in collaboration with our watershed’s stewardship groups as it
helped in renewing as well as establishing new bonds. Everyone involved
shared its success and played a part in it being nominated for a 2013
Emerald Award.
Growing success was achieved with our Watershed Education and
Stewardship Outreach Program. The paint was barely dry on our new
Watershed Resource Room when we were receiving groups and imparting
water knowledge. School visits, field trips, summer camps, Lake Days and
a river trip kept outreach staff hopping too – great work!
Social media grew in importance in getting the word out about the Alliance. As @RDRWA we doubled our followers
during the year. The vast majority of them are residents of the Red Deer River Watershed. Also, through Facebook,
we effectively promoted our growing slate of RDRWA project and program-related events.
We firmly believe in celebrating and sharing in our successes on the year. Another highlight for the organization that
many of you made possible was the 2013 Shades of Ambition Fundraising campaign. Thanks to a great team effort,
the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Society came out on top among competing registered charities.
Everyone knows there is no “I” in team! Recognition and thanks goes to the team with whom I have the privilege of
working. Kelly Dodds and Joey Temple have proved invaluable since becoming permanent employees in September,
2012. As an outgoing employee this past year, thanks go to Jaycee Walker for her contributions too. By March 31,
2013 we were eagerly awaiting the return of our last year’s Outreach Assistant, Renee Crawley for the 2013 spring/
summer season.
Over the years one comes to appreciate change and embrace it as a good thing. As challenging and sometimes
painful as it may seem, the change that is good in both individuals, as well as organizations, must come from within.
Change we must, as the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) Society matures in our Water for Life role and
as a respected leader among Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils in the Province.
Thanks to everyone who contributed in a positive way this past year. You are an important part of the changing face
of the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Society. We look forward to working with you along a road to renewal in
the year ahead.
Gerard Aldridge
Executive Director, RDRWA
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Tom Daniels - Chairman
Bob Bryant - Vice-chairman
Malcolm Ross - Treasurer
Phil Boehme
Dale Christian
Andrea Hiba Brack
Jim Lougheed
Dug Major
Doug Sawyer
Rob Schwartz
Tracy Scott
Kevin WIngert
Jamie Wuite
Dianne Wyntjes
Tom Daniels with two young watershed citizens
at the Shades of Ambition fundraiser.
Phil Boehme (R) presents Albert Kuipers
with a Watershed Ambassador award.
Andrea Hiba Brack presenting at the 2012 AGM.
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Dianne Wyntjes (L) with Bob Bryant (R) awarding
Joey Temple at a Watershed Ambassador Breakfast.
Dug Major (R) with past Directors
Bill Shaw (L) and Earl Graham (C)
Dale Christian (L) and Kevin Wingert (R)
enjoying Lake Days at Burnstick Lake.
Jim Lougheed (L) presenting Holly and Sean LaBrie
with Watershed Ambassador awards.
Jamie Wuite attending a Watershed
Ambassador breakfast in Red Deer.
Doug Sawyer (L) presenting a
Watershed Ambassador award to Jack Oszli.
Malcolm Ross keeping the team
together out at Heritage Ranch.
Tracy Scott facilitating a Board planning session.
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Developing the Integrated Watershed Management Plan
(IWMP) is a key activity of the Red Deer River Watershed
Alliance as a designated Watershed Planning and Advisory
Council under Alberta’s Water for Life Strategy.
In its 2012 Annual Report, the Watershed Alliance
documented progress on the Surface Water Quality section
of the IWMP. Development of the IWMP is a very complex
process and the Alliance decided to develop a series of four
Background Technical Reports (see table), which will form
a foundation of information on which to build the IWMP.
The Background Technical Reports, which are authored
by independent consultants, benefit from the advice of the
Alliance’s Technical Advisory Committee supplemented
by additional Technical Team members with expertise in
relevant areas. Technical experts come from government,
industry, conservation, consulting and academia.
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Present available data
Establish outcomes
Develop indicators
Set targets for indicators
Make recommendations on actions including research
needs and Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs)
The second report — Background Technical Report on
Riparian Areas, Wetlands and Land Use — was produced
by Calgary-based O2 Planning + Design and LimnoLogic
Solutions. The expertise of the Technical Advisory
Committee was supplemented by additional experts, who
reviewed the work at various stages.
A stakeholder and public consultation process, similar to
the one conducted for the surface water quality report, was
undertaken. The website documents clearly how public
comments were incorporated into the work.
The second Background Technical Report will be published
on the Alliance’s website in April 2013.
The first report — “Draft Site-Specific Water Quality
Objectives for the Red Deer River Basin with Emphasis on
the Main stem” — was prepared by limnologist Dr. AnneMarie Anderson.
The report was reviewed by the Technical Advisory
Committee and then at three stakeholder workshops.
Additional feedback was collected through an online
response form.
During the consultation process, a number of important
comments were made related to surface water quality in the
Red Deer River system. Members of the Technical Advisory
Committee and the IWMP Project Management Unit
reviewed those comments and made recommendations on
which ones should be included in the report and which ones
should not. The comments and rationale for including or not
including them are documented on the Alliance’s website.
The surface water quality report, which was published on
the Alliance’s website in July 2012 used a framework that is
being followed in subsequent reports:
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Phil Boehme – Co-chairman
Dug Major – Co-chairman
Andrea Hiba Brack
Dale Christian
Craig DeCoursey
Malcolm Ross
Norine Saddleback
Doug Sawyer
Tracy Scott
Dianne Wyntjes
Gerard Aldridge – ex-officio (staff)
Background Technical Report
Public and Stakeholder
Consultation
Completed
1. Surface Water Quality
Winter 2012
Summer 2012
2. Land Use, Riparian Areas and Wetlands
Fall 2012
Winter 2013
3. Surface Water Quantity
Groundwater Quality and Quantity
Fall 2013
Fall 2013
4. Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity
Winter 2014
Spring 2014
Draft IWMP
Fall/Winter 2014
Fall/WInter 2014
Alan Dolan - Committee Chairman
Carolyn Campbell - AWA
Terry Chamulak - AESRD
Jason Cooper - AESRD
Brad Dardis - Stantec
Kevin Gagne - AESRD
Michael A. Kitchen - ALIDP
Terry Krause - ATPR
Tennille Kupsch - AESRD
Brandon Leask - AARD
Maggie Romuld - University of Lethbridge
Angus Schaffenburg - City of Red Deer
Quentin Schatz - Alberta Health Services
Lindsay Stephens - Encana
Chris Teichreb - AESRD
Kevin Warren - PAMZ
Trevor Wallace - AARD
Dr. Anne Marie Anderson - Consultant
Dr. Pascal Badiou - Ducks Unlimited
Vance Buchwald - Consultant
Shari Clare - Fiera Biological Consulting
Shane Gabor - Ducks Unlimited
Kevin Gagne - AESRD
Kelsey Kure - West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Brandon Leask - AARD
Terrina Perley - AESRD
Sandi Riemersma - Palliser Environmental Services
Maggie Romuld - University of Lethbridge
Bill Shaw - BPS Consulting
Kelsey Spicer-Rawe - Cows and Fish
Lindsay Stephens - Encana
Dr. Markus Thormann - Worley Parsons
Trevor Wallace - AARD
Brad Wiebe - Palliser Regional Municipal Services
AARD = Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
AESRD = Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
ALIDP = Alberta Low Impact Development Partnership
ATPR = Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation
AWA = Alberta Wilderness Association
PAMZ = Parkland Airshed Management Zone
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The third report, which covers surface water quantity
and groundwater quality and quantity, was underway at
the end of fiscal year 2012-13. The successful firm is O2
Planning + Design, working in cooperation with Integrated
Sustainability Consultants and LimnoLogic Solutions. In
late fall 2013, work will hopefully be underway on the fourth
and final Background Technical Report on terrestrial and
aquatic biodiversity.
Then the work will begin drawing on all the information
collected in the Background Technical Reports to formulate
the IWMP that will:
• Determine the final targets for each of the watershed
health indicators
• Make recommendations on actions
• Present socio-economic analysis of those actions
• Develop an implementation framework
Project Management Unit Meeting with Board Treasurer,
Malcolm Ross.
A draft of the complete IWMP will be submitted to the
Watershed Alliance’s Board of Directors in the fall of 2014.
Once the board has reviewed the IWMP, it will be made
available to the public and stakeholders for final comments.
The final IWMP will be signed off by the Board.
One of the key roles of the Watershed Alliance is to facilitate
collaborative relationships with all its stakeholders for the
development and implementation of watershed plans. The
Alliance does not have legislative or regulatory authority
around watersheds and it does not have the ability to
implement watershed planning.
Participants visit over lunch at an IWMP workshop.
Photo Credit: Alan Dolan
Hence, the comprehensive public and stakeholder
consultation process is designed not only to seek feedback
on the Background Technical Reports, but also to garner
a better understanding of who is doing what in the
watershed and how different agencies might work together
to implement the plan.
Great networking opportunities were enjoyed during an
IWMP stakeholder consultation session.
Photo Credit: Alan Dolan
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The Alliance embraces the watershed knowledge and
expertise that is abundant in Alberta and strives to share
that knowledge through our Forum and General Meetings
and at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) each year. In
2012-13 the following core meetings were held:
Kevin Wingert presenting a Certificate of Appreciation to the
Town of Bowden at the 2012 AGM.
Quality Inn, North Hill, Red Deer, June 21, 2012
SPEAKERS
Bob Mills
Mary Anne Jablonski
Andrea Hiba Brack
Dr. Dickson Atuke tours fall forum attendees through the
constructed wetlands project at Olds College.
Olds College, Olds, Alberta, October 25, 2012
SPEAKERS
Kevin Heffernan
Tracey McCrimmon
Steve Wallace
Bob Willard
Chris Teichreb
Dr. Abimbola Abiola
Rosebud Special Meeting and Forum
Rosebud Community Hall, March 22, 2013
SPEAKERS
Alvine Eaglespeaker
Dug Major
Sarah Schumacher
Kelsey Spicer-Rawe
Presentation at the Rosebud Special Meeting & Forum,
March 22, 2013 at the Rosebud Community Hall.
**For presentations from these meetings refer to www.rdrwa.ca
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Early in the 2012 - 2013 year, the BMP Stewardship Committee and
Communications Committee were amalgamated as one standing committee;
the Outreach Committee. The committee’s purpose is to enable active learning
among Watershed Stewardship Groups (WSGs) and all persons having an
interest in watershed management in the Red Deer River Watershed. Also,
it informs the Board and Members of the Red Deer River Watershed Alliance
(RDRWA) on aspects of outreach including: education, communication,
Beneficial Watershed Management Practices and stewardship.
Among its goals, the committee is to seek, maintain and build partnerships
throughout the watershed with regards to outreach events, initiatives and
activities. Forging and strengthening such partnerships remained a priority
throughout the year. They are reflected in the Alliance’s outreach activities and
our participation in so many partner-related events on the year, including:
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Cows, Creeks and Communities in Caroline
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Grey Wooded Forage Association Annual General Meeting in Leslieville
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Battle River Watershed Alliance Drought Workshop in Lacombe
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Children’s Festival in Red Deer
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Water Education Community of Practice Kerry Wood Nature Centre
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Medicine River Watershed Society AGM in Gilby
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Ranching Opportunities in Olds
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Red Deer Teacher’s Convention
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North American Wildfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) Wetland
Conference in Leduc
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Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) and Alberta Watershed
Planning and Advisory Councils (WPACs) Joint Conference in Red Deer
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Friends of Chain Lakes Stewardship Group Annual General Meeting in
Lacombe County
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Integrating Water Innovation Forum in Camrose
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Clearwater Landcare Success Stories Event in Rocky Mountain House
Red Deer’s Mayor Morris Flewwelling addresses
the joint CWRA - AB WPAC Conference.
Gerard Aldridge (L) and Gary Lewis at
Burnstick Lake AWQA Lake Day.
Presentation to Junior Forest Wardens.
Canoe trip along the Red Deer River.
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Watershed model building with the Boys
and Girls Club.
Joey Temple (L) sharing watershed knowledge
with Canada World Youth exchange students.
Outreach Committee
Bob Bryant- Committee Co-Chairman
Dale Christian-Committee Co-Chairman
Tjarda Barratt
Phil Boehme
Kelly Bogle
Blake Chapman
Bowen Clausen
Tom Cottrell
Amber Hines
Ryszard Kozlowski
Ken Lewis
Jim Lougheed
Colleen McPhee
Cal Rakach
Norine Saddleback
Doug Sawyer
Sarah Schumacher
Kelsey Spicer-Rawe
Christine Sweet
Kevin Wingert
Janna Wowk
Gerard Aldridge-Ex-officio (staff)
The Alliance orchestrated several unique opportunities for members to get
out and experience the watershed. Thanks to generous financial sponsorship
from the Red Deer River Municipal User’s Group, four Alberta Water Quality
Awareness (AWQA) “Lake Days” were held over the spring and summer at
Burnstick Lake, Buffalo Lake, Coleman Lake - Sheerness Cooling Pond and
Wolf Lake - Crawling Valley Reservoir. Participants learned about water quality,
watershed health and conducted water quality testing.
RDRWA also hosted a 2 day canoe trip in cooperation with the Native Friendship
Centre. Youth participants experienced the watershed first hand from both a
traditional as well as watershed science perspective. The Alliance reached out
to hundreds more with these and other activities including:
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Edacity High School Challenge
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Annual Stewardship Group Meeting and Forum
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Minerva Girls in Science Event Lindsay Thurber School
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Promoted participation by watershed’s youth in the Caring for Our
Watersheds program, an environmental education contest
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Junior Forest Wardens Conference in Red Deer
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Canada World Youth (Nicaraguan and Canadian) exchange students visit to
RDRWA
Another goal of the Outreach Committee is to maintain a strong educational
(schools and youth) component. This remained a priority focus for the Alliance’s
outreach in 2012-13. In-class and in-field programs corresponding to curriculum
were presented, on invitation, to grade 5 and grade 8 classes across the basin.
An estimated 725 students were engaged in watershed activities through these
classroom visits and related in-field activities. In addition, the outreach team connected with 45 youth and 20 adults of the Junior
Forest Wardens in Red Deer, over 90 youth in Boys and Girls Club, and 22 Cubs
and Scouts in Innisfail. RDRWA outreach included watershed presentations
and watershed model building. The Alliance also supported summer camps,
reaching out to approximately 150 youth in total at camps including Red Hot
Science and Nature Science at Red Deer College, Nature Camp at Camp Alexo
and Blackfalds Camp Curious. The Alliance is encouraged by the enthusiasm of
youth in the RDRWA and envisions the youth of today as the watershed leaders
of tomorrow.
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The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) Society launched a new website on February 11, 2013. It was highly
anticipated following months of gathering input that went into the final design.
The Alliance has been inviting everyone to visit our newly developed website at www.rdrwa.ca, asking the general public
as well as RDRWA members to bookmark the website and visit it regularly.
The open source software, Drupal, was chosen for the Content Management Framework (CMF) at the back end
of the website. The RDRWA plans to fully integrate future communications and event management through the
improved functionality of the new CMF. Connected to the website, we now use CiviCRM open source software for
Member Relationship Management. Email distribution of communiqués, newsletters, event registrations are all now
accommodated through the website.
The redeveloped website is more user-friendly for the growing number of visitors who access it using mobile devices.
The RDRWA recognized them as the fastest growing group of web visitors. As such it was important to streamline
the website with them in mind. The new website includes Social Media buttons too as it gains prominence in the
organization’s communications, in step with the rest of society.
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In order to better meet the needs of our membership, today
and into the future, the Alliance undertook expansion and
improvements to its existing office space in late 2012.
Significant time and resources were committed to the
completion of the office additions.
Canada World Youth (Nicaraguan and Canadian) exchange
students visit the RDRWA office.
The expansion included a new Watershed Resource Room
and the addition of space for observers in the meeting room.
Educational and stewardship outreach program services
and activities will be enhanced using the resources of
the Watershed Resource Room and the extra space will
allow the Alliance to conduct outreach activities in-house.
Watershed resource materials can now be better stored,
displayed and utilized on-site in the Watershed Resource
Room. The expansion of the meeting room now includes
ample space for members to observe board meetings as
they have requested to in past years.
The paint was barely dry on the new office walls when
the Watershed Resource Room was put to quick use with
a visit from the Canada World Youth Organization from
Nicaragua.
WPAC managers from across the province meet at the newly
expanded RDRWA meeting room.
Tom Daniels (R) chats with Rod Fox (L) at the RDRWA Open
House, celebrating the office expansion.
The Alliance hosted an Open House on January 31, 2013
to allow an opportunity for the general public to find out
more about the Alliance and what we do. The Open House
also gave a chance for those interested to come and view
the office facility improvements first hand. Communication and Outreach staff from WPACs across the province met in the new Watershed Resource Room.
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The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA) Watershed
Ambassador Program continues to take watershed planning
out of the boardroom and out into the watershed. This
program met the challenge of continued growth throughout
2012/13 with more invitations to partner on events than ever.
On the third Friday of each month the RDRWA Watershed
Ambassador Program actively thanks, recognizes and
promotes efforts towards improving watershed management.
Through this popular program, RDRWA is continuously
raising the profile of the watershed, its stewardship groups,
stewards, and all those practicing related Beneficial
Watershed Management Practices. As well as conferring
ambassadors, the RDRWA is raising awareness through
watershed management issues of interest each month
through breakfast speakers. Some of the topics discussed
were: an information packed presentation on the Dickson
Dam, using permaculture in our day to day watershed
management practices, best practices regarding the Ice
Fishing Removal Program, EPCOR and the 4 pillars they
operate under: Watershed Management, Implementation,
Research and Monitoring & Education and Awareness.
During this program year there were a number of successful
highlights. Our website redesign now allows individuals to
register for monthly breakfasts through our CiviCRM events
calendar. It provides a brief description of the speaker as well
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as all the details of the event. Once registration is complete,
an e-mail confirmation will be sent to the individual.
The RDRWA Watershed Ambassador Program has attracted
interest regionally, provincially, nationally and internationally.
Our monthly breakfast topics received excellent media
coverage locally and there have been inquiries about this
program both regionally and provincially. We also have a
Watershed Ambassador down under in Australia.
The 2012-13 year, was a very financially successful year for
the Watershed Ambassador Program making it largely selfsupportive. Enerplus became a supporter of the Watershed
Ambassador Program and the program was fortunate
enough to receive continued sponsorship support from
EPCOR, and Encana.
We look forward to fostering the relationships we have
established through this program and hope to increase the
program exposure and number of people attending these
Watershed Ambassador events.
“The RDRWA’s Watershed Ambassador
Program is innovative and, to date, unique.
It recognizes the important, time consuming
and costly efforts, by individuals and
groups, to better manage and conserve the
watershed’s natural capital, be it agricultural
land, woodlands, wetlands, riparian areas,
and other features which contribute to the
fabric of the watershed and its health.”
Bill Shaw
RDRWA Watershed Ambassador
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The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA)
2012/13 fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 on a high note.
The RDRWA came out on top of the 3rd Annual Shades of
Ambition fundraising competition. The Alliance was one of
three competing charities, along with the Canadian Cancer
Society and the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation.
The participating charities each submitted a photo collage
which was transposed onto 750 tiles. Community members
were encouraged to buy the tiles for $10.00/each to complete
each charity’s collage. The charity selling the most tiles won
the first prize of $7,500. Running on a campaign slogan of
“Make Healthy Water YOUR Ambition.” The RDRWA took
1st prize of $7,500 plus another $4,740 in sale proceeds!
Second prize of $5,000 went to the Health Foundation and
the $2,500 third prize to the Canadian Cancer Society.
This prestige campaign, generously hosted by the Parkland
Mall, was held over three weeks spanning March 7-27,
2013 in Red Deer, Alberta. Each charity was responsible
to staff the 2013 Shades of Ambition campaign kiosk for
one of the three weeks. The RDRWA’s turn came the
week of March 14-20, 2013. This fell during a very busy
time for the RDRWA. Provincial Water Conversations
and the AB WPAC/CWRA conference all occurred in the
same period. Despite this, the Alliance was successful in
rallying volunteers two-by-two covering all required shifts
throughout the week.
Each charity was responsible for securing a partnership with
a local radio station for advertising and promotional purposes.
The RDRWA was pleased that Sunny 94 FM out of Lacombe,
Alberta generously agreed to be our media partner!
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As part of the Shades of Ambition campaign, each
charitable organization had to provide a prize of a $500
dollar minimum value. During the campaign, for every one
of the charity’s tiles sold, the purchaser was entered to win
this prize. The RDRWA remains grateful to the Red Deer
and District Labour Council for having generously donated
the $500 toward purchasing our draw prize! Also, to Lorne
and Sharmane Hindbo of Ram River Horseback Tours of
Caroline, Alberta, for adding so much extra value into this
draw prize. Trevor Davison from Calgary won this draw
prize, being a weekend for two, including cabin rental,
meals, horseback riding and fly fishing. The event’s importance to the organization was threefold. The contest raised some valuable funds for use by
the RDRWA at our discretion. It also raised awareness
of the Alliance; who we are and what we do. Thirdly,
the event turned into a great team building exercise for
RDRWA members, directors and staff alike. The successful
experience prepared them for new challenges awaiting
them in the 2013/14 year ahead.
Kevin Wingert –Committee Chairman
Craig DeCoursey
Tracey Oake
Vic Walls
Jamie Wuite
Dianne Wyntjes
Gerard Aldridge –Ex-officio (staff)
Gerard Aldridge
Joelle Aldridge
Margaret Aldridge
Michael Aldridge
Tanner Ashton
Tjarda Barratt
Chris Beaumont
Tony Becker
Shelly Bissell
Phil Boehme
Alice Booth
Allan Bowie
Mary Bowles
Bob Bryant
Phil Bryant
Travis Bryant
Erik Butters
Al Campbell
Laurie Carlson
Nova Chemicals
Debbie Christian
Glenn Christian
Tom Cottrell
Tom Daniels
Craig DeCoursey
Kelly Dodds
Jack Donald
Doug Duhamel
Ken Duhamel
Gail Duma
Krista Dunstan
Anita Dwyer
Allen Eastman
Mel Friesen
Margaret Glasford
Earl Graham
Jennifer Graham
Cathy Gruber
Dan Hachey
Nancy Hackett
Murrey Hall
Krista Hartman
Bea Hayward
Leo Heidt
Margaret Herder
Peter Hermany
Andrea Hiba Brack
Anna Higgins
Ellen Higgins
Michelle Hilz
James Hoover
Norval Horner
Christian Hutchinson
Peter Johansen
Kim Johnson
Eadie Jones
Brenda Knight
Glenn Koester
Ryszard Kozlowski
Gilles Laberge
Brent Lamb
Nicky Lambert
Neil Landers
Art Leuwer
Ken Lewis
Jim Lougheed
Herbert MacDonald
Alasdair MacKinnon
Patricia Macklin
Dianne Makaruk
William Mariner
Ron McDougall
Chris McItonsh
Colleen McPhee
Rene Michalak
Bert & Brady Miller
Jason Miller
Elizabeth Monaghan
Pat Monaghan
Mike Mosheko
Al & Joanne Mossip
Kim Mustard
Tracey Oake
Shannon Orr
Angie Overgaard
Brenda Olson
O2 Planning & Design
O2xy Wellness
Marie Payne
Holly Peters
Bob Phillips
Dennis Pommen
Brenda Raven
Larry Renooye
Patricia Renooye
Ron Romano
Malcolm Ross
Doug Sawyer
Tracy Scott
Stephen Sebree
Edward Selke
Bill Shaw
Darcy Stingel
Sustainability Resources
Merv Swanson
Dave Temple
Daniel Thomas
Danette Thompson
Douglas Thrussell
Jeremy Trayner
Donna Trottier
Dan Trottier
Carol Turk
Todd Urguhart
Jaycee Walker
Vic Walls
Dustin Watson
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Terry Welty
Kassie Whitecotton
Svetlag Willick
Kevin Wingert
Thea Wingert
Jackson Woren
Wally Wright
Jamie Wuite
Dianne Wyntjes
Shannon Yacyshyn
Bruce Yeomans
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(unaudited)
Assets
$ 578,929
Liabilities
$ 84,371
Net Assets
494,558
$ 578,929
(unaudited)
Revenue$ 488,842
Expenses
Excess of Revenue over
expenses from operations
Interest on contingency fund
599,375
(110,533)
1,514
Excess of revenue over expense (109,019)
Net assets beginning of year
Net assets end of year
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603,577
$ 494,558
Sheerness Power Generating Station
Photo Credit: Bernie Aumiller
“The past year has, like the decade before, presented us with many challenges and rewards. We have tightened up our
governance and reinforced our direction. Our Board of Directors is strong and will be enhanced with some new members.
As the last outgoing charter Director, I am comforted knowing the RDRWA will continue working on projects big and small,
that will provide a needed service to our Watershed Community. My thanks to all who have encouraged us to soldier on in
doing our part of Water for Life. My personal thanks to the Board and membership for allowing me the privilege to serve.”
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Having a healthy,dynamic and sustainable watershed is a common goal for jurisdictions
throughout our watershed. Working collaboratively and building on each other’s
strengths enhances our advancement towards our goal. Thank-you to our supporters:
Alan Dolan & Associates
Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development
Alberta Beef Producers
Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Alberta Parks, Tourism and Recreation
Alberta Wilderness Association
Al Campbell
Alasdair MacKinnon
ATCO
Barbara Pedersen Facilitation Services Inc.
Battle River Watershed Alliance
Border Paving
BPS Consulting
City of Lacombe
City of Red Deer
Clearwater County
County of Newell No: 4
County of Paintearth No: 18
County of Stettler No: 6
Cows & Fish
Dianne Wyntjes
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Encana
Enerplus
EPCOR
Fiera Biological Consulting
Gerard Aldridge
KerryWood Nature Center
Kneehill County
Lacombe County
LadyDoh Communications
M.D of Acadia No: 34
M.D of Big Horn No: 8
Mountain View County
NOVA Chemicals
O2 Planning & Design Inc.
Palliser Regional Municipal Services
Parkland Mall
Parkland Properties
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Phoenix Fire Consulting
Pommen & Associates
Quality Inn North Hill
Ram River Horseback Tours
Red Deer County
Red Deer Fish & Game Association
Red Deer & District Labour Council
Red Deer River Municipal Users Group
Redford Peeples
Special Areas Board
Starland County
Summer Village of Half Moon Bay
Summer Village of Jarvis Bay
Summer Village of Norglenwold
Summer Village of Sunbreaker Cove
Summer Village of White Sands
Sunny 94
Sustainability Resources Ltd.
Taqa North Ltd
Town of Bashaw
Town of Eckville
Town of Innisfail
Town of Oyen
Town of Stettler
Town of Sylvan Lake
Town of Three Hills
Town of Trochu
University of Lethbridge
Village of Alix
Village of Big Valley
Village of Caroline
Village of Consort
Village of Delburne
Village of Delia
Village of Elnora
Village of Empress
West Fraser Mills Ltd.
Wheatland County
Worley Parsons
Photo Credit: Kelsey Kure
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