WHO WE ARE

Linda has lived in Cold Lake for thirty years. She is married with two grown sons.

As a retired nurse, Linda worked as head nurse in Long Term Care at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre for 25 years.  She is the chair of Cold Lake Hospital Foundation and Medical Development Society, a member of Provincial Advisory Council for Seniors Health and Continuing Care, a dementia care educator, and the board chair of Age Friendly Cold Lake Society.

Strong advocate for seniors issues. 

I was born and raised in Calgary where I worked in the oil and gas sector. My husband took a teaching position in Peace River and we have moved to a number of locations throughout Alberta since.  We settled settled in Sylvan Lake area where we raised 2 daughters whiling working in real estate.

I have volunteered in many capacities such as Kinettes, Christmas Bureau, president of the school PTA, Agricultural Society and Hospital Auxiliary and members of the Board for the Curling Club and Seniors Centre.

After retirement we spent 8 years in Fort Macleod helping my husbands ailing cousin. We moved 2 years ago to Cold Lake and are enjoying this friendly progressive City and want to be a a helpful entity within the community.

Originally from Toronto and moved to Cold Lake in 2014 with 4 suitcases and lots of confidence!

My passion for volunteerism and the desire to make a difference in a community, was my goal.  I am now a board member for Age Friendly Cold Lake Society, Director for the Cold Lake Chamber and marketing & sales strategist for Stingray Broadcasting for the Lakeland area.  My position with Stingray radio has allowed me to support local businesses and along with all my volunteer work,  has given me the opportunity to see my goals to fruition.

I love the city of Cold Lake, which I now call home!

I grew up in Cold Lake, moved away to attend post-secondary institutions and to travel, then returned home to raise a family. I have lived on an acreage in the Cherry Grove area with my partner Dwight for 35 years. I had a varied career life. I was a journalist at several local papers, a Community Programmer with Family and Community Support Services (FCSS) in Bonnyville and Cold Lake and a Marketing and Communications professional with two rural (M.D. of Bonnyville and Yellowhead County) and one urban municipality (City of Cold Lake). During my working life I partnered with multiple community organizations and businesses to improve the livability of our region. Now, as a senior, I want to “age in place” and I believe the programs initiated and delivered by Age Friendly Cold Lake will allow me, and our growing senior population, to do so. I look forward to contributing my time and experience to assist in enhancing the programs delivered by Age Friendly Cold Lake.

Wayne spent over 40 years working in the retail industry, with major companies such as Hudson’s Bay, Canex, and Arctic Co-Operatives. He also spent two years outside the retail industry in Yellowknife working with the Constitutional Working Group to establish a constitution for the Northwest Territories. This involved working with all seven Indigenous groups, the government of the Northwest Territories, and the Canadian Federal government.

Wayne has served on a variety of boards, including Lakeland Credit Union, Alberta Central Credit Union, The Goldeye Foundation, and various municipal boards. As the start up for the Cold Lake Men’s Shed, Wayne also serves on the board of Age Friendly Cold Lake.

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Jody is a Registered Social Worker and Certified End of Life Doula who has resided in Cold Lake since 2012.

Having worked in human services her whole life, including Child Development, Family Intervention and Support Services, she is continuing to support others right her in home,  the Lakeland.

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Born and raised in Alberta, I came east from Edmonton to the Lakeland area in 1989, stopping in Bonnyville for 7 years as the director of Family and Community Support Services (FCSS).  I moved to the Cold Lake area in 1996 and have had the privilege of working with many of the  agencies and organizations in this community in supporting the great people who live and work here.  As I’ve gotten older, my focus has changed to seniors and I’m thrilled to finish my professional career with Age Friendly Cold Lake Society creating programs and services to help residents grow older right here in our great community.  

Cathy’s passion for seniors began in Wardsville, Ontario in 1975, where she worked in both a senior’s care facility and seniors lodge. Since then, Cathy has spent over 50 years working in the realm of Social Services, Preventative Social Services and Program Development.

In the last several years Cathy has returned to her roots and her work has been committed to seniors’ issues and making the lives of seniors in our community and our care facilities a easier by providing outreach services through Age Friendly Cold Lake.

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Bio coming soon!