East Central Alberta Heritage Society

Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be a part of an important community initiative? The East Central Alberta Heritage Society might be a right fit for you.

In addition to its on-going programs and support for various community heritage programs, the East Central Alberta Heritage Society has embarked on two very ambitious capital projects, relaying of rail to Donalda and the development of Natural Linear Parks.

The society has recently hired, on a contract basis, Bruce Gartside of Donalda.  Bruce will be assisting with project administration and implementation. Bruce is a retired businessman with a wealth of experience dealing with the private sector, volunteer organizations and interfacing with government. Bruce can be reached by phone at 403-883-2943 or by e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Plans to relay rail on existing rights of way from Stettler to Donalda and to develop a series of Natural Linear Parks is funded in the most part by the Government of Canada’s Community Adjustment Fund and supported by Canadian Badlands Ltd. Linear Parks will be developed only on those parts of rail rights of way that do not have nor are likely to include rail in the near future.

Projects of the size and scale undertaken by East Central need the help of a large number of people to get the job done. It can’t be done by a single part time administrator. People need not necessarily be directly involved in fund raising or doing the physical work. They can help by serving on a committee, writing letters or doing introductions to open doors. It can be as simple as passing this newsletter on to others and speaking out in support of what ECAHS is attempting to do.

Although you may have already done so we urge you to renew or take out a membership in the East Central Alberta Heritage Society. An organization with a large membership base has a lot of leverage when it comes to raising money.

By the same token, many of the people who receive this newsletter have made a tax-deductible donations either since the current campaign began or a regular on-going basis. If you have not yet done so the East Central Alberta Heritage Society asks that you consider making a donation.

If you are interested in volunteer time to the Heritage Society and want to be directly involved, please give Bruce a call at 403-883-2943 or call the society at 403-742-3997.