Community Wellbeing Advisory Board

The Community Wellbeing Advisory Board (CWAB) supports the Community Social Development (CSD) department by promoting community wellbeing in alignment with the Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and the Community Wellbeing and Safety Strategy (CWSS).

The CWAB acts as both the Community Advisory Board (CAB), providing recommendations on funding allocations according to the Federal Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy (RH), and an Advisory Board aligned with Provincial Family and Community Support Services (FCSS), offering further funding allocation guidance. Additionally, the CWAB provides advice on matters related to community wellbeing.  

The Terms of Reference (ToR) for the CWAB can be found here.

Meeting Agendas & Minutes

All Community Wellbeing Advisory Board meetings are open to members of the public. To ensure proper information on meeting time, location, and proper access to the location, please notify andrew.malcolm@lethbridge.ca at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting if you plan on attending.

Committee Members

The Community Wellbeing Advisory Board (CWAB) will be comprised of up to nine (9) voting members and 4 ex-officio:

• Up to four (4) Indigenous community representatives
  • Elaine Creighton-Fox
  • Kelly Smith
  • Ryan Walker
  • Melissa Shouting
• Up to five (5) at-large community representatives
  • Anastassia Pavlova
  • Cheryl Patterson
  • Heather Oxman
  • Dr. Seth Adema
  • Dr. Sharon Yanicki
• Up to four (4) non-voting ex-officio members, including:
  • One (1) City of Lethbridge administrative representative
  • One (1) provincial representative
  • One (1) federal representative
  • One (1) community-based organization representative