Wainwright and District Family and Community Support Services is a joint venture between the Province of Alberta and the Town of Wainwright, the Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61, and the Villages of Chauvin, Edgerton and Irma. The FCSS Act outlines the cost-sharing model in which the province provides 80% and the municipalities provide 20% of the funding for FCSS.
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The Board is appointed annually by the Councils of each participating municipality. It comprises of two Town Councilors, two M.D. Councilors and a Council representative from each of the Villages.

The Board acts as a policy-making and resource-allocating body and is governed by the Terms and Conditions of the F.C.S.S. Agreement, as approved by the participating municipalities. Administrative responsibilities are delegated to the Executive Director hired by and accountable to the Board.

Board Members
​2025-2026

• Chairman. Rick Fountain, Town of Wainwright​
• Vince Saretsky, Town of Wainwright
• Robin Leighton, M.D. of Wainwright​
• Richard Waddell, M.D. of Wainwright
• Sheila Donally, Village of Chauvin
• Wanda Herbert, Village of Edgerton
• James Schubada, Village of Irma
• Director Kari Aykroyd

"If you want others be happy, practice compassion.
​If you want to be happy, practice compassion."
-Dalai Lama

Wainwright & District

​FCSS Board

​Board members are selected from the Municipal Councils on an annual basis in either October or November ​for the following calendar year.

    Responsibilities of the Municipality

• Promote and facilitate the development of stronger communities;
• Promote public participation in planning, delivering and governing the program and services provided under the program;
• Promote and facilitate the involvement of volunteers;
• Promote efficient and effective use of resources;
• Promote and facilitate co-operation and co-ordination with allied service agencies operating within the municipality.

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