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Current Members Athabasca County Big Lakes County Birch Hills County City of Cold Lake County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Gift Lake Metis Settlement Lac La Biche County M.D. of Greenview M.D. of Lesser Slave River M.D. of Opportunity M.D. of Peace M.D. of Smoky River Mackenzie County Northern Sunrise County Saddle Hills County Town of Beaverlodge Town of Bonnyville Town of Fairview Town of Grande Cache Town of Grimshaw Town of High Level Town of Peace River Town of Rainbow Lake For Information Contact the Chair: Town of Sexsmith Bob Marshall Town of Slave Lake Town of Valleyview County of Grande Prairie Town of Wembley [email protected] Village of Boyle Village of Hythe Village of Rycroft Northern Alberta Development Council Advanced Technology Applications (ATAP) Alberta Environment and Parks 206 Provincial Building Alberta Water & Wastewater Operations 9621 – 96 Avenue Association (AWWOA) Bag 900-14 Athabasca Watershed Council Aquatera Peace River AB T8S 1T4 Aspen Regional Water Services 780.624.6274 GWST Water and Environmental Inc. [email protected] Lakeland Industry and Community Association (LICA) nadc.ca Lesser Slave Lake Watershed Council Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance This brochure was last updated in Northern Alberta Development Council Northern Lakes College June 2019 Portage College Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) Vision Guiding Principles: The group seeks to ensure that sustainable water systems are available to every northern 1. Share information on water and wastewater community. regulations and responsibilities 2. Work collaboratively with members and partners 3. Identify emergent workforce needs 4. Advocate for “made in the north” solutions and funding for training, education, recruitment and retention, succession planning for municipal water/wastewater personnel Mission Find and implement northern solutions to water sourcing and water challenges through: Advocacy Education & Awareness Recruitment, Training, and Retention Membership Eligible voting members include: Northern municipalities, First Nations & The WNC is supported Metis Settlements administratively by the Non-voting members serve in an advisory capacity Northern Alberta and include: Development Council, a Water/wastewater commissions and professionals, Provincial/Federal Government, Rural Water Co- provincial advisory body ops, Owners and Operators. mandated to advance the development of the north. Members are allotted one vote per community. The coalition is inclusive of the The Coalition meets four times annually in NADC region. rotating locations across the north. .

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