FORT FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT 2014 M e ssa g e f r o m t h e Pr e sid e n t ...... 3

M e ssa g e f r o m t h e Ex e c u t iv e D ir e c t o r...... 4-5

Fla t st ic k Ho c k e y To u r n a m e n t ...... 6

Table C h ie f Fa c t o r 's Br e a k f a st ...... 7 of He r it a g e Fe st iv a l...... 8 EIA In st a lla t io n ...... 8 Contents Bo a r d o f D ir e c t o r s...... 9 C a r v e r s' N e w Bu ild in g ...... 10

Fin a n c ia l Re p o r t ...... 11 Let me begin by expressing our Experience, an exhibit to be built in gratitude for all the support and the Park in the near future. The contributions we have received this funding for this project is a lofty past year from the community, goal but with it we will create the from our donors, event participants first exhibit of its kind in North and our many volunteers. Every bit America, recognizing the Message of time and every dollar donated contribution of Indigenous peoples has enhanced the investment in our to the Edmonton area, and greatest treasure, Fort Edmonton Canada. Park. from With our 50th anniversary quickly This year we are celebrating our approaching, our goal this year is to 48th year as a fundraising refocus our efforts on raising the the organization supporting the growth capital that we need to construct and capital expansion of Fort the capital projects set out in our Edmonton Park. The Fort Edmonton M aster Plan for the Park ? like the President Foundation is an institution borne Indigenous Peoples' Experience ? in of a city whose citizens created a concert with the City of one of a kind living history museum Edmonton?s refurbishment of much of the infrastructure. Your showcasing the lives of those who continued support will provide us built Edmonton into what it is the means to continue to improve today. for the In the interest of expanding this enduring education of our children historical perspective to include our and visitors to our magnificent city. Aboriginal peoples, the Fort From the Foundation and its Edmonton M anagement Company Board of Directors, we truly (FEM CO) entered into a appreciate every effort you make to M emorandum of Understanding support Fort Edmonton Park. Thank with the Confederation of Treaty Six you for continued investment First Nations and the City of towards the wonderful attraction Edmonton to work together to tell that helps make Edmonton an the story of Indigenous peoples in exciting and vibrant city. the area.

We are very proud to partner with Lyndon Decore FEM CO to raise funds for the President creation of the Indigenous Peoples' For t Edmonton Foundation 3 A RENEWAL YEAR SOCIAL MEDIA EXPANSION Thank you. Also in 2015, we created the @SupportTheFort Twitter profile. So much has happened. So much This username, or Twitter handle, that could not have been states the entire purpose of our accomplished without enormous Message organization and allows us to support. Here is a small list. communicate with the online We have rebuilt the Fort twitterverse in a way that is easily Edmonton Foundation website, from the remembered and effective in acting fortedmontonfoundation.org. as a call to action to our We have also created a second supporters. Executive web address, www.forted.ca, that points directly to a page on our fortedmontonfoundation.org website. Director

This page outlines some of our recent accomplishments and upcoming growth plans. It is very easy to remember and it gives us the added bonus of allowing us to use our new generic email: [email protected].

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GRANT REQUESTS The Foundation received a grant The government of Canada has from the Telus Community created a number of funding Foundation. The Grant has been programs, including the Canada used for training for the 150 Fund, that are designed to Foundation and 60% was used to help organisations like Fort pay for computer upgrades for the Executive Edmonton Park create lasting Fort Edmonton M anagement legacies in honour of our nation?s Company. These upgrades will 150th birthday. allow the Foundation to communicate with Park users and Director, The Foundation, in concert with allow us to share our vision with a the Fort Edmonton M anagement wider audience. Company and the City of Continued Edmonton, has applied for $42 FLATSTICK HOCKEY TOURNAMENT million dollars directed to the Our inaugural Flatstick Street Indigenous Peoples' Experience. Hockey Tournament was a rip roaring I cannot think of a more lasting success thanks to the many people legacy, especially in view of the and organizations that took part. recent release of the Truth and Reconciliation Committee?s findings We would like to thank them again. and the Fort?s recent signing of the This also appeared in the Edmonton M emorandum of Understanding Journal Business Section in April. with the Confederacy of Treaty Six Jim Gibbon First Nations, than this project. Executive Director The Foundation has also just For t Edmonton Foundation placed a request for $500 thousand dollars from the Canada 150 Community Infrastructure program, via Western Canadian Diversification, for adding items to the Fair and M idway. Items include a maze, a shooting gallery and a new entrance facility. COMMUNITY FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM & TELUS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION The Foundation has placed a request with the Provincial Government, through the Community Facility Enhancement Program under the auspices of the Alberta Lotteries program, for $1.5 million to be used for the new Blatchford Hangar kitchen facility expansion. 5 Flatstick Street Hockey Tournament March 13-14, 2015

The inaugural Fort Edmonton Al Hamilton of the Oilers Alumni The City of Edmonton was Foundation Flatstick? Street dropped the first ball at noon on also wonderful in their support Hockey Tournament took place Friday M arch 13th. and, with their assistance, the M arch 13th and 14th in Win- Flatstick Tournament will grow The first game was played by a ston Churchill square, in beau- to four arenas and 32 teams in team of City of Edmonton tiful . 2016. Councillors, which included 16 teams from the Edmonton Andrew Knack, Dave Loken, The Foundation has Area took part in the event and M ichael Walters and Amarjeet Sohi, trademarked ?Flatstick? and plans helped make it a rousing against a team of CBC on-air are in place to expand the success. personalities, including Portia Clark, tournament to other historic M in Dhariwal, M ark Connolly, sites across Canada. Corey Edel, Rod Kurtz and others.

Thanks go out to Canadian Western Bank, our tournament's title sponsor, for their support and for their team of volunteers. Without them the event could not have taken place.

6 Speakers included Councillor train, how he transported it here Dave Loken, George Simpson, to Edmonton and how they built as played by Fort Edmonton the track by hand. Chief Park Interpreter Gerome Garcia, We were lucky enough to have and M r. Bill Graham. Factor's discovered an award originally M r. Graham donated the designated for Bill, but that had steam train locomotive that gone missing for many years. Breakfast makes Fort Edmonton Park so By presenting Bill with this unique, and has been a award at the Breakfast, we were supporter and friend of the April 19th, 2015 able to ensure that the man who organisation ever since. had done so much for Fort Bill was kind enough to share Edmonton Park, and for the City the story of how he got the as a whole, received the honour he so richly deserves.

The Honourary Chief Factor?s Breakfast was held on April 19th, 2015 in Clerks' Quarters.

Karla Horcica, Vice President of the Fort Edmonton Foundation, hosted our annual appreciation breakfast and Jane Batty reprised her role as Honourary Chief Factor.

The food was wonderful and the facility, as always, was marvellous.

7 to send minstrels to help us attract people to the site.

Our goal is to add 10,000 names to our database and as Heritage many as 1,000 new members. We hope to make this an Festival annual event for the Fort Edmonton Foundation.

EDMONTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (EIA) INSTALLATION As part of our campaign to grow awareness and membership HERITAGE FESTIVAL - AUGUST 2015 for the Foundation, we have With summer approaching, negotiated space at the we have rented a tent at this Edmonton International Airport year's Edmonton Heritage for the display of a carousel horse. Festival from August 1-3. The space is in the domestic Edmonton We will use the tent to attract departures area next to the Living interested people to become Wall and will be seen by International new members of the Fort thousands of people daily. Edmonton Foundation, and to The Fort Edmonton Airport increase our database of names M anagement Company (FEM Co) for events and fundraising in has graciously agreed to provide a the future. backdrop that will reflect Fort Edmonton M anagement prominent features of the Park Company (FEM Co) has offered and bring the display to life! 8 Board of Board Directors of Directors

2015/2016 FORT EDMONTON FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Brian Batsch Brigitta Goerres Josh Ramsbottom Shannon Boyer Karla Horcica Don Smith, Past President Lewis Cardinal Gordon Lithgow, Secretary/Treasurer Bill Stephens Lyndon Decore, President Penny Omell Bruce Young

9 Board of Directors As part of the City of Edmonton?s Kihciy Askiy: Sacred Earth Building Initiative, all buildings on Fox Farm have recently been removed and Fox Farm returned, as closely as possible, to its original state. for the As a result of this initiative, our ?Carvers,? the group that built the carousel, the M angels Chair-o-Plane ride and countless other Carvers items for Fort Edmonton Park, found themselves without a space to continue to provide their services to the Fort.

With the hard work and support of Bob Gaetz, Fort Edmonton Foundation member, we were able to provide a new space

located on Argyll Road for the Carvers to continue their work.

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Mailing Address Email Box 67112 Meadowlark RPO [email protected] Edmonton, AB T5R 5Y3 Website Phone: 780-496-9677 www.forted.ca