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For more information on how to participate and contribute to this project contact Bob Gerlock, the Project Coordinator at contact-info. You can also send your ideas, maps, information, pictures and/or stories to contact-info.
CAPMAP would like to acknowledge all the supporters that have made this project possible. The people listed just below are all fundamentally responsible for the success of the CAPMAP project.
Firstly, we would like to recognize Bob Caldwell. As Manager of Planning and Policy Services of the Planning and Development Department of The City of Edmonton he recognized the value of the project and provided initial funding and support.
Secondly, we would like to recognize Grant Pearsell. As a member of the South East Community Leagues Association (SECLA) he brought forward the concept of a green mapping component as an addition to the South East Community Plan. From an initial 10 SECLA communities in 2003, the CAPMAP project grew to cover the whole Edmonton Capital Region.
Next, we would like to acknowledge Glen Semenchuk; as Executive Director of The Federation of Alberta Naturalists (FAN) he was able to provide FAN's considerable resources in support of CAPMAP. Glen also sits as Chair of the Management Committee.
Jim Acton of the Area Councils Edmonton Society (ACES) was able to gather wide-spread community and government support for the project.
Dr. Heinz Pyszczyk, Parklands Archaeologist for Alberta Community Development provided historical insight and support to the project.
Vid Bijelić, CAPMAP Web Developer and GIS Specialist provided his considerable skill to the project.
Maja Osmanagić, Photographer, Editor and Research/Technical Assistant, brought her enthusiasm and diverse experience to the project.
John Bracegirdle and Vincent Capri, from the Community Initiatives Program and Alberta Gaming, facilitated funding for the project.
Finally, we would like to acknowledge Wendy Brawer and the Green Map System for their partnership with CAPMAP.
The following supporters and volunteers greatly assisted the project:
Alexandra Hatcher, Director of Heritage, Musée Heritage Museum
Ann Ramsden, current Director of Heritage, Musée Heritage Museum, St. Albert
Arlene Chapman, Regional Historian
Art Carlyle, Maps Alberta
Bill Maxim, Treasurer, Area
Councils Edmonton Society
Bruce Wilson, River Valley Alliance
Charlie Barton, Mapping Planner, City of Edmonton
Christopher Hay, Environmental Manager, Strathcona Refinery
Christopher O'Brien, Office of the Director, Gold Bar Wastewater Treatment Plant
Dr. Craig Aumann, Sustainable Ecosystems, Alberta Research Council
Dave Burkhart, BLESS
President, Photographer
Dave Ealey, Issues Manager, Alberta Sustainable Resource Development
David Dubauskas, GIS Project Manager, Alberta Capital Region
David L. Jones, Map Librarian, William C. Wonders Map Collection, University of Alberta
Debby Smethurst, Front Line Coordinator, Musée Heritage Museum
Dennis Hyduk, Conservator, Provincial Archives of Alberta
Derrill Shuttleworth, Artist, Studio Two
Diane Lamoureux, Archivist/Archiviste, Provincial Archives of Alberta
Dr. Albert Finnamore, Assistant Director, Royal Museum of Alberta
Dr. John Wood, Director of Environmental Services, The King’s University College
Dr. Ross Wein, Professor, University of Alberta
Duncan Fraser, Senior Planner, Special Projects Office, The City of Edmonton
Dwayne Robertson, President, Area Councils Edmonton Society
Elaine Gordon, Forest Ecologist
Elke Blodgett, Environmental Activist, Historian, Photographer, Potter, St. Albert
Eric Damkjar, Cultural Land Use Analyst, Alberta Community Development
Erin Sneyd, Educational Consultant
Germaine Lehodey and Ian Peacock, Southeast Seniors’ Advisory Committee
Glynnis Hood, Senior Park Warden, Elk Island National Park
Hanneke Brooymans, Journalist with The Edmonton Journal
Harry Wagner, Curriculum Coordinator, Parkland County
Hugh Calder, Calder Publications
Jeannette Gysbers, Programs Director, Global Forest Watch
Jan Archbold, Communications Officer, Edmonton Corporate Services
Jean Leebody, Curator, Musée Heritage Museum
Jonathan Davidson, Reference Archivist, Provincial Archives of Alberta
John Lilley, Edmonton Environmental Advisory Committee
Judy Fushtey, Broken Arrow Solutions Incorporated
Justin McLeod, Provincial Archives of Alberta
Karen Reiter-Stecyk, Community Relations Advisor, Imperial Oil
Kathy Goble, Evergreen Canada
Ken Woitt, Executive Director, Alberta Capital Region Alliance
Kim Sanderson, Research and Innovations, Edmonton Community Services
Kristine Nygren, Curator, Fort Saskatchewan Museum
Lisa Monees, Publicity Coordinator
Locke Girvan, Planner, Strathcona County
Lyle Donald, Director of Edmonton Métis Cultural Dance Society, Oral history informant
Marten Boonstra, Historian and Photographer
Merrily K. Aubrey, Head of the Geographical Names Program and Project Historian, Community Development
Michael Semenchuk, Data Administrator, Federation of Alberta Naturalists
Mike Solomons, Legacy Lands Conservation Society
Monica Roberts, Heritage Sites Appreciation Coordinator, St. Albert
Peter Lee, Regional Director, Alberta, World Wildlife Fund
Phil Penner, Federation of Alberta Naturalists
Randy Bignell, Strathcona Industrial Association
Roger Belley, Parks Coordinator, The City of St. Albert
Ron Berezan, The Urban Farmer
Ron Li, Professor, GIS Digital Mapping and Remote Sensing, Ohio State University
Rose Storrier, Print framer
Sandy Myers, Natural Areas Coordinator, Province of Alberta
Shari L.P. Strachan, Programs Coordinator, Musée Heritage Museum
Sharon Morin, Aboriginal Programmer, Musée Heritage Museum and Director of Michif Cultural and Resources Institute, St. Albert
Shelly Sabo, Naturescapes
Sid Shugarman, Educational Consultant
Steve Otway, Warden, Elk Island National Park
Susan Penstone, Cityfarm Edmonton
Susan Stanton, City Archivist
Thelma Chalifoux, Honorable Senator, founder of Michif Cultural and Resources Institute, Oral history informant, St. Albert
Wendy Ritchie, Information Technology, City of Edmonton
Will Moore, President Southeast Community Leagues Association
Zoran Stanojević, GIS Specialist