Biography

Nolan E. Crouse, MBA
City of St. Albert Councillor (2004 - Present)

  • DOB: November 24th, 1953
  • Married (wife Gwen)
  • 3 children: Curtis, Celina (Jason), Dalen
  • 2 grandchildren: Carolyn and Samantha
  • St. Albert resident since 1991


Council Appointments

  • St. Albert/Sturgeon Intermunicipal Development Plan Team (2004-07)
  • Capital Region Waste Minimization Advisory Committee  (2004-05)
  • Chair, St. Albert Finance and Audit Committee (2004-05)
  • Multipurpose Leisure Centre Campaign Planning Committee (2004-06)
  • St. Albert Subdivision and Development Appeal Board (2004-05)
  • Yellowhead Highway Association (2006-07)
  • Affordable Housing Advisory Board (2005-07)
  • Municipal Planning Commission Chair (2007)


Community Involvement

  • St. Albert Merchants Head Coach (1991-1994)
  • General Manager, Alberta Junior Hockey League (1999 to 2004)
  • Head Coach, Alberta Junior Hockey League (2000 to 2004)
  • President, Grande Prairie Men’s Fastball League (1980)
  • Committee Chair, Grande Prairie United Way (1979)
  • Chair – Slave Lake Arctic Winter Games (1990 to 1991)
  • Chair – Grande Prairie Canada Day (1979)
  • President – Grande Prairie Indoor Ice Society (1986 to 1990)
  • Coach – hockey, baseball, soccer (1973 to 2004)


Community and Industry Service Boards (Past Membership)

  • Alberta Forest Products Association - Public Relations
  • Forest Industries Suppliers Association Board
  • Forest Industries Public Relations Board
  • Alberta Savings and Credit Union Board
  • Canada Winter Games Bid Board
  • Governor, Alberta Junior Hockey League (2004 to 2005)


Awards

  • Canadian Pulp and Paper Association John Bates Award for top
    Canadian Technical Research (1978)
  • Key to the City of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania for contribution to Pennsylvania Ice Hockey development (1988)
  • Coach of the Year – Hockey Alberta (1990)
  • Coach of the Year – Alberta Major Bantam (1996, 1999)
  • Coach of the Year – Slave Lake Region (1991)


Education and Career

  • Masters Business Administration – Community Economic Development
  • Chemical Technologist
  • Manager, Procter and Gamble Company (100 employees)
  • General Manager, Alberta Energy Company (400 employees)
  • General Manager, West Fraser Timber Company (400 employees)
  • General Manager, Slave Lake Pulp Corporation (125 employees)
  • Owner, Sunchild Forest Products
  • Entrepreneur and Partner; Beaumont Learning Centre, Parkland Learning Centre, Horizon Sawmills, Compak Forestburg, Canswe Wood, Sunchild Forest Products, Crouse Developments Inc., ATS International Ltd.