About Us
The Community Foundation is a public foundation serving the community of Westlock, and surrounding communities including those within the Westlock County, and the Village of Clyde.
Foundation Overview
The Westlock Community Foundation is an organization for the community, by the community. What started as a generous gift, for the purposes of community building, culminated in the creation the Foundation that would serve the people of Westlock forever.
We do this by managing charitable gifts from donors, whose generosity allows us to create permanent, income-earning endowment funds. The income generated by these funds is distributed to the charities our donors wish to support. In doing so, the Community Foundation helps charitable organizations succeed in building the community of Westlock and the region.
We are a proud member of the Community Foundations of Canada.
Board of Directors
- Ralph Leriger, Chair
- Wayne Peyre, Vice Chair
- Tina Viney, Treasurer
- Dr. Jim Lawrence, Recording Secretary
- Barry Robinson
- Brian Trueblood
- Perry Kulmatyski
- Tammy Round
- Bonnie Provencal
- Debbie McCoy
- Simone Wiley
- Graeme Harrington
Founding Board Members
The Community Foundation is pleased to celebrate the founding board of directors.
- Randy Wold
- Laura Morie
- Tammy Round
- Brian Trueblood
- Dr. Jim Lawrence
- Ralph Leriger
- Debbie McCoy
- Simone Wiley
- Sarah Hayward
- Wayne Peyre
Our Members
- Dr. Magali Benard
- Reint Boelman, Jr.
- Deneen Ducharme
- Colin Felstad
- Graeme Harrington
- Sarah Hayward
- George Hodgson
- Blair Kneller
- Kerri Lee Kostiw
- Maureen Kubinec
- Perry Kulmatyski
- Dr. Jim Lawrence
- Ralph Leriger
- Susan Littlechilds
- Debbie McCoy
- Steven Meinczinger
- Steve Miller
- Laura Morie
- Vance Nakonechny
- Chelsea Pellerin
- Wayne Peyre
- Rilayna Pidsadowski
- Bonnie Provencal
- Barry Robinson
- Tammy Round
- David Schuster
- Teri Smerychynski
- Brian Trueblood
- Christine Villeneuve
- Tina Viney
- Simone Wiley
- Randy Wold
In Memory Of Clem Fagnan
Clem joined the Westlock Community Foundation task force in 2021 and continued serving as a Board member through to 2023. He was instrumental in the setup of the Foundation, and was a champion for community building and WCF until the very end of his life.
Neutrality Statement of Westlock Community Foundation
We aim to be a place where people with different views and experiences feel respected. That means maintaining space for differing perspectives and working to avoid public positions on issues beyond our scope. This can be challenging in a complex environment, and we appreciate understanding as we navigate it thoughtfully. Because conversations about important societal matters deserve care and context, we do not engage in public debate on social media.