Alberta’s Capital Region River Valley Park
Creating a legacy… for generations to come
Directors at Large
Honorary Chair
Sol Rolingher – City of Edmonton
Ron Hiebert – Sturgeon County
Brian Halina – Leduc County
Leo de Bever – City of Edmonton
Don Hickey – City of Edmonton
Joan Welch – City of Edmonton
Vern Hartwell – Strathcona County
Robert Bhatia – Strathcona County
RVA Advisory Committee
Chair
Graham Hicks – City of Edmonton
Vice-Chair Public Relations
Michael Markowski – City of Edmonton
Vice-Chair Community Interest
Bruce Milne – City of Edmonton
Vice-Chair Projects
Valerie Turner – Parkland County
Don Kenyon – Town of Devon
Lois Roper – Town of Devon
Allan Waidman – Parkland County
Murray Greer – Leduc County
John Howard – City of Edmonton
Stan Franklin – City of Edmonton
Rio St. Germain – Strathcona County
Mike Lush – Strathcona County
Heather LaRose – Sturgeon County
Dennis Dembicki – City of Ft. Saskatchewan
Jim Cockburn – City of Ft. Saskatchewan
Non-Committee Members
RVA Executive Director
Barry Anderson
RVA Project Manager
Phil Krysa
RVA Administrators
David Schaefer – Town of Devon
Dave Cross – Parkland County
Dean Ohnysty – Leduc County
Gabriele Barry – City of Edmonton
Peter Alexander – Strathcona County
Terry Cashin – Sturgeon County
Brad White – City of Ft. Saskatchewan
Nicholaus Moffat (alternate) – Leduc County
Cheryl Baxter (alternate) – Town of Devon
River Valley Factoid
Settlements along the river began with trading posts and missions that were usually situated on sites favoured by Aboriginal groups as seasonal encampments. These sites were most beneficial for shelter, protection, and resource harvesting. Guided by Aboriginal people, the earliest Europeans along the river soon adopted these advantageous sites. Early European communities along the river were constructed inside forts.