| HISTORY/BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: | Dates of founding and/or dissolution:
The Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks, and Wildlife Foundation Act established the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks, and Wildlife Foundation on July 1, 1994 (S.A. 1994, c. A–37.6).
Functional responsibility:
The foundation provides financial assistance to recognized provincial and community sport, recreation, parks, and wildlife organizations to facilitate the delivery of programs and services. The foundation also provides consultative services and office space at the Percy Page Centre in Edmonton to sixty-five provincial organizations.
Predecessor and successor bodies:
The predecessors of the foundation were the Alberta Sport Council and the Recreation, Parks, and Wildlife Foundation.
Administrative relationships:
The foundation reports to the Minister of Community Development.
Administrative structure:
The foundation consists of up to ten members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, who designates one member as chair and one member as vice-chair. The department provides administrative support for the foundation.
Names of chief officers:
Chairs of the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks, and Wildlife Foundation
Doug Fulford 1994–1997
Orest Korbutt 1997–present |