Public Member terms will be two years.

Council may stagger the appointments and appoint four Public Members of each subcommittee for one-year terms in the first year.

A Public Member may serve a maximum of six consecutive years.

Meetings will occur as determined by the subcommittee.

The Heritage and History Subcommittee is composed of up to 9, and no less than 6, Public Members.

Quorum is established as greater than fifty percent of voting members

The Public Members of the Heritage and History Subcommittee shall:

(a) have expertise in communications, marketing, fundraising, finance or 
connection to underrepresented populations (members may be from the 
general public or from sectors that directly support the Canadian military 
or perform public safety activities);

(b) collectively have experience in making connections between Calgarians 
and various ethno-cultural communities, and a willingness to apply this 
experience to forging strong connections between Calgarians and the 
Canadian Armed Forces; or

(c) have experience through leadership or service within communities such 
as:

(i) local nonprofit organizations engaged in direct community support 
to Calgarians;

(ii) one or more of the many diverse ethno-cultural communities in 
Calgary;

(iii) Calgary based educators, education administrators and 
academics;

(iv) Calgary based sports teams, athletes, retired athletes or 
community organizations;

(v) the Ship to Shore, Canadian Leaders at Sea, and Canadian 
Leaders Alongside programs;

(vi) Calgarians with private or public communications and marketing 
experience;

(vii) Calgary Stampede leadership and volunteers; 

(viii) Calgary based businesses and professional organizations; or

(ix) the Canadian Armed Forces.

AND must be:

- Resident of Calgary; or 

- Indigenous persons who may reside outside of Calgary but are residents of the Calgary surrounding area within the Treaty 7 region, including those Indigenous persons who belong to the Blackfoot Confederacy, made up of the Siksika, Piikani, Amskaapipiikani and Kainai First Nations; the Îethka Nakoda Wîcastabi First Nations, comprised of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney First Nations; and the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and those persons who are Métis, including citizens of the Otipemisiwak Métis government residing in Foothills Métis District 1, Medicine Hat Métis District 2, Red Deer Métis District 3, Rocky View Métis District 4, Calgary Nose Hill Métis District 5 and Elbow Métis District 6; and 

- At least 18 years of age. 

Christa Zaharychuk

Neighbourhood Partnership Coordinator

Community Partners

Partnerships

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