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The Chairman's Corner
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Bill Taylor
Memoriam
1921 - 2007
Mr. W.R. Taylor was the last Chairman of Beaver Regional Waste Management
Authority and the first Chairman of the newly formed Beaver Regional Waste
Management Services Commission (BRWMSC), that was established February
1992. Mr. Taylor had the vision to understand municipal solid waste would
ultimately become a valuable resource and as a retired businessman he understood
completely that expansion meant survival. Through his vision and tenacity
the Commission was led through a massive approval process that ultimately
saw the Ryley Sanitary Landfill Class II become a remarkable success story.
Mr. Taylor entrenched the following principles, the foundation upon which
the Commission rests today:Local employment, Environmentally sound, and
Regional Benefit
The staff and successive Commissioners will always hold him in the highest
regard.
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Bill Glover
Bill Glover served as Commission Chairman from October 1995 to October
1997. Bill piloted through the approval of the new offices for the Commission
as he was concerned that we must project an image of professionalism and
proper decorum. The new offices situated in the County Building at Ryley
were completely renovated and the staff moved in 1996. In October of 1995
the first loads of municipal solid waste from Edmonton were hauled into
the newly constructed engineered cell at the landfill.
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Elston Solberg
Born and raised on a mixed dairy farm near Ryley, Alberta. Mr. Solberg
served six years as Mayor of Ryley and also as Chairman of Beaver Regional
Waste Management Services Commission. Mr. Solberg holds a B.Sc (Agronomy)
and M.Sc (Soil Science) from the University of Alberta and is a Research
Agronomist with Alberta Agriculture. In addition to his experience as a
researcher at the University of Alberta, Elston also has experience in
the waste management industry, including municipal and intensive livestock
operations. He has authored, co-authored, and published many research papers
in a wide variety of technical and industry journals, and has contributed
to numerous articles throughout the ag-media sector.Elston was responsible
for developing the philosophical and pragmatic principles which the Commission
operates upon to this day.
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Charles McBurney
Chuck McBurney had served as the representative from Beaver County from
2001 until 2003. Chuck was an original member of the Commission, serving
as Vice Chairman until October of 1992. After a nine-year hiatus Chuck
had returned and was immediately appointed Chairman of the Commission and
Reeve of the County. Chuck will no doubt be remembered as resolving long-standing
landowner issues adjacent to the landfill. |
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Laurie Weatherill
Laurie was appointed to the Commission in October of 1998, representing
the Town of Tofield. Laurie was appointed chairman of the Commission in
November 2004 until November 2006. As a semi-retired businessman Laurie
was able to monitor the pulse of the community and keep the Commission
apprised of emerging sentiments.
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Ivan Hrabec
Ivan Hrabec was appointed to the board in November of 2004. He became Chairman of the Commission in 2006 to 2009. Ivan is an active member of the business community in Holden and is employed with Alta Gas. The Commission always appreciated the business perspective that Ivan brought to the board. Ivan and his family are long time residents of the County and the Village of Holden.
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