ABOUT THE CHAMBER
Who We Are
The Whitecourt & District Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit action organization designed to meet the business needs of our community. It is a voluntary organization of progressive individuals and businesses that work together to advance the commercial, financial, industrial and civic interests of the Whitecourt and Woodlands County business community.
The Chamber of Commerce is a catalyst - a common vehicle mobilizing enlightened members from all segments of the business community to work together for the common good of the total community. With the aim of achieving economic success, staff, volunteers and business people strive to keep their areas economic conditions at a level where businesses and residents willingly and enthusiastically risk their capital in their community in the hope of making a profit. Everything else the Chamber does is a means to an end (special events, business mixers, fundraisers and meetings).
Our History
The Whitecourt & District Chamber of Commerce started in 1960 when the population of Whitecourt was one thousand. In 1980 we registered with the Canadian Board of Trade as a corporation named the Whitecourt and District Chamber of Commerce. In 2011 we became a Society through the Alberta Government Societies Act as the Whitecourt & District Chamber of Commerce.
"WE ARE YOUR POWERFUL BUSINESS PARTNER!"
Executive Board of Directors
Terriann
MASSE
President
Tri-Steel Salvage
Julie
MONCUR
Vice President
Eagle River Casino
Haneef
Hameer
Treasurer
McDonald's
Louise
MEIER
Past President
ECHO Society/Pinnacle Solutions
Directors
Selene
DOWSETT
Director
Staples
Kimberlee
KAMINSKI
Director
Servus Credit Union
Shannon
KONSMO
Director
Eagle River Casino
Debbie
DAVIO
Director
Hendrickson Black LLP
Brent
MCKENNITT
Director
Environmental 360 Solutions
Patricia
MACNEIL
Director
Patricia Ray Enterprises
Previous Presidents
1959 John Stark
1960 John Volk
1961 Ed Zutz
1962 Byron Moore
1963 Russ Ennis, Helmut Kreiner
1964 Claude Gould
1965 Gerald Lundgren
1966 Allen Sulatycky
1967 Chuck Mason
1968 Brian Elko
1969 Bill Lambert
1970 Jim Robison
1971 Barry Wood
1972 Paddy Stratton Sr.
1973 John Kenlin
1974 John Berget
1975 Neil Charteris
1976 Brian Elko
1977 Brian Elko
1978 Brian Elko
1979 Ian Sinclair
1980 Rollie Wenger
1981 John Ablett
1982 Arnie Olexan
1983 Arnie Olexan
1984 Jason Karst
1985 Frankie Thornhill
1986 George VanderBurg
1987 Al McFarlane
1988 Al McFarlane
1989 Steve Wilcox
1990 Bill McPhee
1991 John Kenney
1992 Leo Zelinski
1993 George Horne
1994 Laverne Waters
1995 Bill Casemore
1996 John Barron
1997 Larry McConnell
1998 Larry McConnell
1999 Allan Palowich
2000 Linda Cassidy
2001 Janet Thomsen
2002 Janet Kuehn
2003 Janet Kuehn
2004 Janet Kuehn
2005 Dave Dunville
& Dan Parker
2006 Leo Zelinski
2007 Deb Edney
2008 Marc Chayer
2009 Marc Chayer
2010 Gayle Mombourquette
2011 Gayle Mombourquette
2012 Neil Shewchuk
2013 Neil Shewchuk
2014 Neil Shewchuk
2015 Neil Shewchuk
2016 Rand Richards
2017 Rand Richards
2018 Paula Miller
2019 Paula Miller
2020 Jody Collin, Mark Dickin
2021 Mark Dickin
2022 Mark Dickin
2023 Louise Meier
2024 Louise Meier
2025 Terriann Masse