Community Futures Development Corporations - Alberta

With core funding assistance provided by Western Economic Diversification (WD), the Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDC) in western Canada are actively engaged in a wide array of community economic development  activities in their respective regions. Given the importance of small business to Canada's changing economy, one of the primary focuses of the CFDCs is to foster entrepreneurial development by providing both financial and technical support to new and existing small businesses in non-metropolitan communities.

Summary

In Alberta, the CFDC's are located in the following communities: (To access their contact information, you may click on name of the municipality, or scroll down the list below.)
Barrhead, Blairmore, Bonnyville, Calgary, Cochrane, Drumheller, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, High Level, High River, Hinton, Lac La Biche, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Mirror, Okotoks, Peace River, Pincher Creek, Red Deer, Sangudo, Slave Lake, Smoky Lake, St. Paul, Strathmore, Taber, Two Hills, Viking, Warburg, Westlock.

Ms. Cheryl Sanderman-Gergatz
Coordinator
The Business and Education Link
4923 - 50 Avenue
P.O. Box 4081
Barrhead, Alberta  T7N 1A1
Telephone: 780-674-6880
Fax: 780-674-8699
Toll-free (information): 1-877-848-3030
E-mail: yebdc@yebdc.ab.ca
Web site: http://www.yebdc.ab.ca

Ms. Shar Lazzarotto
Manager
Community Futures Crowsnest Pass
Provincial Building
12501 - 20th Avenue
P.O. Box 818
Blairmore, Alberta  T0K 0E0
Telephone: 403-562-8858
Fax: 403-562-7252
E-mail: cnpbdc@telusplanet.net
Web site: http://www.telusplanet.net/public/cnpbdc/

Ms. Phyllis Maki
General Manager
Community Futures Lakeland
Suite 201
5016 - 50 Avenue
P.O. Box 8114
Bonnyville, Alberta  T9N 2J4
Telephone: 780-826-3858
Fax: 780-826-7330
E-mail: info@lcdc.ab.ca
Web site: http://www.lcdc.ab.ca

Mr. Hank Shade
Manager
Community Futures Treaty Seven
Suite 300
6011 - 1A Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta  T2H 0G5
Telephone: 403-251-9242
Fax: 403-251-9750
Toll-free (information): 1-800-691-6078
E-mail: treaty7@t7edc.com
Web site: http://www.t7edc.com

Ms. Patti-Jay Callaghan
General Manager
Community Futures Centre West
Unit 6
205 First Street East
Cochrane, Alberta  T4C 1X6
Telephone: 403-932-5220
Fax: 403-932-6824
Toll-free (information): 1-877-603-2329
E-mail: cfcwest@nucleus.com
Web site: http://www.communityfuturescentrewest.com/

Mr. Wayne Hove
General Manager
Community Futures Big Country
181 North Railway Avenue E
Box 610
Drumheller, Alberta  T0J 0Y0
Telephone: 403-823-7703
Fax: 403-823-7753
E-mail: info@cfdcdrumheller.com
Web site: http://www.cfdcdrumheller.com/

Ms. Linda Lee
Business Analyst
Community Futures Wood Buffalo
Room 102
9816 Hardin Street
Fort McMurray, Alberta  T9H 4K3
Telephone: 780-791-0330
Fax: 780-791-0086
E-mail: fmrbdc@altech.ab.ca
Web site: http://www.fmrbdc.com

Ms. Holly Sorgen
Executive Director
Community Futures Grande Prairie and Region
Room 104, Viktoria Place
9817 - 101 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta  T8V 0X6
Telephone: 780-814-5340
Fax: 780-532-0553
E-mail: office@cfofgp.com
Web site: http://www.cfofgp.com/

Mr. Mike Osborn
General Manager
Community Futures Northwest Alberta
100065-100 Street
P.O. Box 210
High Level, Alberta  T0H 1Z0
Telephone: 780-926-4233
Fax: 780-926-2162
Toll-free (information): 1-888-922-4233
E-mail: info@medc.ab.ca
Web site: http://www.medc.ab.ca

Mr. John Lockhart
General Manager
Community Futures Highwood
#101, 120 4 Ave SW
High River, Alberta  T1V 1M5
Telephone: 403-652-3700
Fax: 403-652-7022
E-mail: info@cfhighwood.net
Web site: http://cfhighwood.net/

Yvette Donais
Business Analyst
Community Futures West Yellowhead
221 Pembina Avenue
Hinton, Alberta  T7V 2B3
Telephone: 780-865-1224
Fax: 780-865-1227
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-1716
E-mail: yvette.donais@wycfdc.ab.ca
Web site: http://www.wycfdc.ab.ca

Mr. Kal Polturak
Manager Business Development
Community Futures Lac La Biche
10106 - 102 Avenue
Box 2188
Lac La Biche, Alberta  T0A 2C0
Telephone: 780-623-2662
Fax: 780-623-2671
Toll-free (information): 1-877-623-9696
E-mail: rcdc@telusplanet.net
Web site: http://www.rcdc-rerc.com

Mr. Mark Fournier
Executive Director
Community Futures Lethbridge Region
2626 South Parkside Drive
Lethbridge, Alberta  T1K 0C4
Telephone: 403-320-6044
Fax: 403-327-8476
E-mail: info@cflethbridge.com
Web site: http://www.cflethbridge.com/

Mr. Bill Kondro
Manager
Community Futures Lloydminster Region
Suite 5
4010 - 50 Avenue
Lloydminster, Alberta  T9V 1B2
Telephone: 780-875-5458
Fax: 780-875-8026
E-mail: comfutur@telusplanet.net
Web site: http://www.lloydcfdc.ca

Mr. Les Erickson
Manager
Community Futures Entre-Corp Business Development
Room 202
556 - 4th Street SE
Medicine Hat, Alberta  T1A 0K8
Telephone: 403-528-2824
Fax: 403-527-3596
Toll-free (information): 1-888-528-2824
E-mail: bizinfo@entre-corp.com
Web site: http://www.entre-corp.com/

Mr. Don Moulton
Manager
Community Futures East Parkland Area
5020 - 50th Avenue
P.O. Box 250
Mirror, Alberta  T0B 3C0
Telephone: 403-788-2212
Fax: 403-788-2199
Toll-free (information): 1-888-788-2829
E-mail: info@eastparkland.com
Web site: http://www.eastparkland.com

Mr. John Lockhart
General Manager
Community Futures Highwood
35 Riverside Drive West
P.O. Box 1599
Okotoks, Alberta  T1S 1B5
Telephone: 403-995-4151
Fax: 403-995-3760
E-mail: info@cfhighwood.net
Web site: http://cfhighwood.net/

Ms. Kelsay Reimer
General Manager
Community Futures Peace Country
9816 - 98th Avenue
Peace River, Alberta  T8S 1J5
Telephone: 780-624-1161
Fax: 780-624-1308
Toll-free (information): 1-800-396-4605
E-mail: admin@peacecountry-cfdc.com
Web site: http://www.peacecountry-cfdc.com

Mr. Chuck Lee
Manager
Community Futures Alberta Southwest
659 Main Street
Box 1568
Pincher Creek, Alberta  T0K 1W0
Telephone: (403) 627-3020
Fax: (403) 627-3035
Toll-free (information): 1-800-565-4418
E-mail: entrepreneur@swbizdev.com
Web site: http://www.swbizdev.com

Mrs. Kathy Lineham
General Manager
Community Futures Central Alberta
5013 - 49th Avenue
Red Deer, Alberta  T4N 3X1
Telephone: 403-342-2055
Fax: 403-347-6980
E-mail: kathy@rdcbd.com
Web site: http://www.rdcbd.com

Ms. Roxanne Harper
Manager
Community Futures Yellowhead East
5028 - 50 Avenue
Box 249
Sangudo, Alberta  T0E 2A0
Telephone: 780-785-2900
Fax: 780-785-3337
Toll-free (information): 1-800-556-0328
E-mail: yebdc@yebdc.ab.ca
Web site: http://www.yebdc.ab.ca

Mr. Terry Kurucz
Manager
Community Futures Lesser Slave Lake Region
105 - 6th Avenue N.W.
P.O. Box 2100
Slave Lake, Alberta  T0G 2A0
Telephone: 780-849-3232
Fax: 780-849-3360
Toll-free (information): 1-800-622-7128
E-mail: info@cf-lslr.ca

Mr. Paul Pelletier
General Manager
Community Futures St Paul - Smoky Lake Region
54 White Earth Street
P.O. Box 1030
Smoky Lake, Alberta  T0A 3C0
Telephone: 780-656-2110
Fax: 780-656-2106
E-mail: admin@communityfuturesspsl.ca
Web site: http://communityfuturesspsl.ca/

Mr. Paul Pelletier
General Manager
Community Futures St Paul - Smoky Lake Region
4802-50 Avenue
P.O. Box 1484
St. Paul, Alberta  T0A 3A0
Telephone: 780-645-5782
Fax: 780-645-1811
E-mail: admin@communityfuturesspsl.ca
Web site: http://communityfuturesspsl.ca/

Mr. Ron Cox
General Manager
Community Futures Wild Rose
101, 331 - 3 Avenue
Box 2159
Strathmore, Alberta  T1P 1K2
Telephone: 403-934-6488
Fax: 403-934-6492
Toll-free (information): 1-888-881-9675
E-mail: wildrose@wildrose.ab.ca
Web site: http://www.cfwildrose.ca/

Mr. Peter Lovering
Manager
Community Futures Chinook
5324 - 48th Avenue
Taber, Alberta  T1G 1S2
Telephone: 403-223-2984
Fax: 403-223-2096
E-mail: admin@biz-help.ca
Web site: http://www.biz-help.ca

Ms. Bernice Sambor
Manager
Community Futures Elk Island Region
5019 - 51st Street
PO Box 547
Two Hills, Alberta  T0B 4K0
Telephone: 780-657-3512
Fax: 780-657-2359
E-mail: lthbdc@telusplanet.net
Web site: http://www.centraleastalberta.com

Ms. Darlene Curtis
General Manager
Community Futures East Central Alberta
5104 - 53 Avenue
P.O. Box 5000
Viking, Alberta  T0B 4N0
Telephone: 780-336-3497
Fax: 780-336-2266
Toll-free (information): 1-877-336-3497
E-mail: ecacfdc@telus.net
Web site: http://www.ecabiz.ca

Mr. Alan Knowles
Executive Director
Community Futures Capital Region
5004 - 51st Street
P.O. Box 188
Warburg, Alberta  T0C 2T0
Telephone: 780-848-2222
Fax: 780-848-2200
Toll-free (information): 1-888-848-2285
E-mail: businessdevelopment@wccfdc.ca
Web site: http://www.wccfdc.ca

Mr. Norman Bates
General Manager
Community Futures Tawatinaw Region
Room 201
10619 - 100th Avenue
Westlock, Alberta  T7P 2J4
Telephone: 780-349-2903
Fax: 780-349-6542
Toll-free (information): 1-888-349-2903
E-mail: info@tcfdc.ab.ca
Web site: http://www.tcfdc.ab.ca

To find out which CFDC serves your community in Alberta, you can use the  Community Business Service Centres Search  of The Business Link Web site.

Alberta Contact(s):
Ms. Colette Bomersback
Project Coordinator
Community Futures Network of Alberta
115 4th Avenue West
PO Box 184
Cochrane, Alberta  T4C 1A5
Telephone: 403-851-9995 Ext. 11
Fax: 403-851-9905
E-mail: cbomers@telusplanet.net
Web site: http://www.cfnsa.ca/

Western Economic Diversification Canada
Suite 1500, Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta  T5J 4H7
Telephone: 780-495-4164
Fax: 780-495-4557
Toll-free (information): 1-888-338-WEST (9378)
E-mail: info.alberta@wd.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.deo.gc.ca/default_e.asp

National Contact(s):
See regional contact(s).