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Dates of founding and/or dissolution: The Department of Advanced Education was first founded in September 1971 through the passage of Order in Council 1614/71 under the Public Service Administrative Transfers Act, 1971, which transferred administration of the Colleges Act and the Universities Act to the Minister of Advanced Education. Formal creation of the department occurred on June 2, 1972 with the passage and proclamation of the Department of Advanced Education Act. The department Department of Advanced Education Amendment was dissolved in 1975 through the passage of the Act. In 1983, the Department of Advanced Education was recreated through the enactment and proclamation of the Department of Advanced Education Act, 1983. The department was dissolved again in December 1992, when its responsibilities were transferred through Order in Council 749/92 to the new Department of Advanced Education and Career Development. Functional responsibility: The principal functional responsibilities of the department were the planning, administration, and operation of the entire post-secondary education system in Alberta, including programs delivered through universities, colleges, and technical, agricultural and vocational institutions. The department was responsible for the administration of the Department of Advanced Education Act, Colleges Act, Universities Act, Banff Centre Act, Technical Institutes Act, Education of Service Men's Children's Act, Trade Schools Regulation Act, Private Vocational Schools Act, Students Loan Guarantee Act, Students Finance Act, Alberta Heritage Scholarship Act, and the Universities Foundations Act and all regulations that fall under these acts. Predecessor and successor bodies: Before the creation of the Department of Advanced Education, responsibility for delivery of adult agricultural and vocational education was held by the Department of Agriculture, by way of the Agricultural and Vocational Colleges Act, 1967. Responsibility for adult education delivered through universities, colleges, and technical institutes was held by the Department of Education, through the Department of Education Act. In 1975, responsibility for planning, administration and operation of the post-secondary education system was transferred to the new Department of Advanced Education and Manpower, through administrative transfers formalized through Orders in Council 0140/83 and 0285/83. In 1983, post-secondary education and manpower functions were split into two departments again, through the recreation of the Department of Advanced Education and the creation of the Department of Manpower. In December 1992, responsibility for the post-secondary education system in Alberta was transferred to the new Department of Advanced Education and Career Development through administrative transfers formalized through Order in Council 749/92. Administrative relationships: The Department of Advanced Education reported to the Legislative Assembly through the Minister of Advanced Education. The Minister also passed to the Legislative Assembly the annual reports of semi-independent agencies that reported to him:;Universities Commission (1972-1973),;Colleges Commission (1972-1973),;Students' Finance Board (1972-1975, 1986-1992),;Private Vocational Schools Advisory Council (1983-1992),;Private Colleges Accreditation Board (1984-1992),;University of Calgary Foundation (1991-1992),;University of Alberta 1991 Foundation (1991-1992),;University of Lethbridge Foundation (1991-1992), and;Athabasca University Foundation (1991-1992). The structure of the department was hierarchical. The principal components of the department were various divisions, each in turn made up of a number of branches. Three semi-independent agencies, the Students' Finance Board, the Universities Commission and the Colleges Commission, reported directly to the Minister of Advanced Education. The Communications and Personnel offices reported directly to the Deputy Minister. Provincially Administered Institutions functioned as divisions of the Department. Their presidents reported directly to the Deputy Minister, who acted in the role of Board of Directors for these institutions. Provincially Administered Institutions included the Alberta Vocational Centres (former agricultural colleges) and, until April 1982, Alberta's three Technical Institutes. In 1982, the three Technical Institutes became Board-governed institutions akin to public colleges and universities. Significant reorganizations of the Department took place in 1973, 1985, 1986, and 1988. In the first two years of the department, the different divisions were Continuing Education, Regional Colleges (agricultural colleges), Vocational Education, and Other Services. These divisions had been transferred from predecessor agencies when the department was created, and were all eliminated with the first departmental reorganization in 1973. With reorganization, the department's divisions reflected general departmental functions, such as administration, planning, program delivery, and policy development. The principal functions of the department were performed by the following units:;administration and support functions: performed by the Other Services Division (1972-1975), Administrative Services Division (1973-1975 and 1983-1988), and Department Services Division (1988-1992);system planning: Special Services Division (1973-1975) and Planning, Research and Organizational Analysis Division (1985-1986);program planning, development, coordination and delivery, and development of campus facilities: Program Services Division (1973-1975 and1983-1988), Field Services Division (1983-1988), and Operations Division (1988-1992);administration of Provincially Administered Institutions: Division of Vocational Education (1972-73), Regional Colleges Division (1972-1973), Provincially Administered Institutions Services Branch (1973-1975), Financial Planning Branch (1973-1975, 1983-1986), Operations and Planning Branch (1986-1988), Operating and Endowment Support Branch (1988-1992);policy development and evaluation of programs to ensure that they conform to provincial and departmental policies: Policy and Planning Division (1988-1992);student support: Special Services Division (1973-1975);For information on the Students' Finance Board, Universities Commission, and Colleges Commission, refer to the sous-fonds descriptions of these agencies. Names of chief officers: Ministers of Advanced Education; James L. Foster 1972-1975; Dick Johnston 1983-1986; David J. Russell 1986-1989; John Gogo 1989-1992; Jack W. Ady 1992

<em>Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution:</em> The Office of the Executive Council is identified as early as 1906 in the <em>Public Service Act</em> (S.A. 1906, chapter 4). The first Clerk of the Executive Council, John Kenneth MacDonald, was appointed September 8, 1905. <em> Functional Responsibility:</em> The Executive Council of Alberta was established under <em>An Act to establish and provide for the Government of the Province of Alberta,</em> Canadian legislation more commonly known as <em>The Alberta Act,</em> which received assent July 20, 1905 and came into force September 1, 1905. The Executive Council is comprised of the Premier and the Ministers of the Alberta Government. Ministers are assigned portfolios by the Premier and are responsible for managing the various departments and agencies. The Ministers aid and advise the Premier, who is the President of the Executive Council. The Office of the Executive Council is identified as early as 1906 in the <em>Public Service Act </em>(S.A. 1906, chapter 4). Traditionally, such offices provide support to the Executive Council (or Cabinet) and Cabinet Committees. The Office is overseen by the Clerk of the Executive Council. Like the position of Premier, this position of Clerk of the Executive Council is in many respects a matter of convention and tradition, and the position has evolved since the province was established. A number of acts identify some of the responsibilities of the Clerk of the Executive Council. One such responsibility is identified in the <em>Public Service Act</em>: to take and subscribe the oaths before the Lieutenant Governor, or appoint someone to administer the oaths, and keep a record of these oaths. Oaths under <em>The Statistics Bureau Act</em> are also to be taken before the Clerk of the Executive Council. Under the <em>Evidence Act</em> (S.A.1910, chapter 3, section 26), the Clerk of the Executive Council (or the acting or assistant clerk) could provide a copy or extract of a proclamation, order, regulation or appointment, which could be considered as evidence or proof of this proclamation, order, regulation or appointment. Under the most recent version of this act (<em>Alberta Evidence Act</em>, R.S.A. 2000, chapter A-18, section 29), proof of a proclamation, order, regulation or appointment can be obtained through a copy of or extract from the proclamation, order, regulation or appointment, professed to be certified as a true copy by the Clerk of the Executive Council. From 1935 until 1972, the positions of Clerk of the Legislative Assembly and Clerk of the Executive Council were occupied by the same person. Changes were made to the Executive Council Office under Premier Peter Lougheed. In 1973, two new positions were created, the Deputy Minister of the Executive Council and the Executive Secretary. The person occupying these positions was responsible for planning, managing and coordinating the decision-making process of the Executive Council. A decade later, the Deputy Minister was no longer part of the cabinet decision-making process. The Executive Council Office provided support services to the Executive Council (or Cabinet) and Cabinet Committees, and also coordinated their actions. The Deputy Minister of the Executive Council is responsible to the Premier for the implementation of Cabinet decisions through public service and for the coordination of government departments and agencies. As Secretary of Cabinet, the Deputy Minister provides a system of support services to Executive Council. The Executive Council Office provides support to Government ministries and agencies, to ensure that the programs and services respond to the needs of Albertans. The Office also provides administrative and communications support for policy coordination, business planning, and cross-government initiatives. <em> Administrative Relationships:</em> The Office of the Executive Council reports to the President of the Executive Council, the Premier, through the Deputy Minister of the Executive Council, who is also the Clerk of the Executive Council. <em>Administrative Structure:</em> In 1976, the Executive Council Office was comprised of the Deputy Minister of the Executive Council, along with a Director of Cabinet Committees and a Director of Project Management, and their staff. By 1978, the Director of Cabinet Committees had been replaced by a number of secretaries to Cabinet and the Cabinet Committees. As well, there was an Assistant Clerk of the Executive Council. In 1980, those reporting directly to the Deputy Minister included the Assistant Clerk of the Executive Council, the Assistant Secretary to Cabinet, and the Director of Project Management. A Director of Finance and Administration was soon added to this organization. A Coordinator of Regulatory Reform was added, beginning in the mid-1980s and lasting until the end of the decade; the Assistant Clerk of the Executive Council was eliminated around the same time. According to the most recent organizational chart, the Executive Council Office includes the Cabinet Secretariat, the Protocol Office and the Policy Coordination Office. As well, the Public Affairs Bureau reports to both the Executive Council Office and the Office of the Premier. <em>Names of the Corporate bodies: </em> The Executive Council Office is also referred to as the Office of the Executive Council. <em> Names of Chief Officers:</em> Clerks of the Executive Council:;John Kenneth MacDonald 1905-1906;Murdoch James Macleod 1906-1912;Donald Baker 1912-1915;John D. Hunt 1915-1935;Robert Albert Andison 1935-1955;Raymond Albert Auguste Crevolin 1955-1966;W.H. MacDonald1966-1972;E.M. Mills 1972-1974;Deputy Ministers of Executive Council/Clerks of the Executive Council:;Harry Bertram Hobbs 1974-1983;George DeRappard 1983-1986;Dr. George Barry Mellon 1986-1993;Vance A. MacNichol 1993-1997;Jack Davis 1997-1999;Julian Nowicki 1999-

Edo Nyland was born in Amsterdam in 1927, the youngest of four sons. While studying botany at the University of Amsterdam, he completed his compulsory military service. After taking a ten month training course at the eye hospital in Utrecht, he assisted wounded Japanese from concentration camps in the former Dutch East Indies. He returned to Amsterdam in 1950 and took a course in cabinetry. In 1952, he left Amsterdam and arrived in Halifax. He then, moved to Vancouver, BC. In order to qualify for entrance to the Forestry Department of University of British Columbia, he took upgrading courses in physics, English, and mathematics. In 1957, he received a Bachelor's degree in Forestry. He spent the summers of the degree working for logging and timber companies. From 1957 to 1968, he served as District Forester for the Whitecourt Forest in Alberta. In 1968, he became a land use specialist at the Alberta Forest Service head office in Edmonton and attached to the Land-use Assignment Section. In April 1971, he became Regional Manager of the uniformed (federal) Yukon Lands and Forest Service, based in Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon Territory. In 1983, he retired and moved to British Columbia with wife Elisabeth. Here he served two three-year terms as alderman (1990-1996).

em> Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution: </em> The Human Resources Research Council was established by <em>The Alberta Human Resources Research Council Act</em> (S.A. 1967, chapter 36), on March 30, 1967. The Act was repealed May 19, 1976 by <em>The Statutes Repeal Act</em>, 1976 (S.A. 1976, chapter 51). <em> Functional Responsibility: </em> The motivation for the Human Resources Research Council resulted from the presentation of <em>A White Paper on Human Resources Development</em> by Premier Ernest Manning to the Alberta Legislature in March of 1967. The Human Resources Research Council was created as a corporation, to undertake educational, social, economic and other research that related to and affected the development and conservation of human resources in Alberta. The Council's objectives included to conduct or facilitate research in the human or social domain, to make known findings significant to shaping social policy, to develop plans, materials and procedures relating to human resource development, to assist all citizens in understanding emerging trends and problems related to human resources development, and to assist in the training of others engaged in similar research and development. The Council carried out studies categorized under a number of themes, including education, socio-economic opportunity, human behaviour and urban life. By means of a decision made by the Government of Alberta, the Council was to be phased out by August 31, 1972. <em> Administrative Relationships: </em> The Alberta Human Resources Research Council reported to the Legislative Assembly through the chairman, who was a member of the Executive Council. The Council was responsible to the Executive Council. <em> Administrative Structure: </em> The Alberta Human Resources Research Council was to be comprised of no more than ten members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, two of whom were members of the Executive Council, and one who was the Director of the Alberta Human Resources Research Council. The Lieutenant Governor would appoint a chairman from the members from the Executive Council. <em> Names of the Corporate bodies: </em> The Alberta Human Resources Research Council was sometimes referred to by its acronym, HRRC. <em> Names of Chief Officers: </em> Chairmen of the Alberta Human Resources Research Council:;Raymond Reierson 1968; Robert C. Clark 1968-1971; Helen Hunley 1971-1972; Director of the Alberta Human Resources Research Council: *Dr. L. W. Downey 1968-1972

The DeBolt Country Club was incorporated under The Societies Act on October 14, 1929 as a successor to the independently operated DeBolt Goodwin Development Club that was formed circa (ca.) 1925 and had been responsible for organizing various community activities and events in DeBolt, Alberta. Soon after its incorporation the DeBolt Country Club built its first community hall. The DeBolt Curling Club was formed in 1938, though it was not incorporated until May 18, 1946 and in 1964 it amalgamated with the DeBolt Country Club, along with the DeBolt Athletic Association, under the name DeBolt Country Club. The DeBolt Country Club later amalgamated with the DeBolt Agricultural Society in 1976 to become the present day DeBolt Country Club and Agricultural Society.

Frank Bowden Matthews was born November 9, 1875. He moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba circa (ca.) 1908 when he became district manager of R.G. Dun & Company (Co.). In April 1911 he married Vieva May Kelly, daughter of Mary Louise Bremner and Andrew Kelly, prominent businessman and former mayor of Brandon, Manitoba. Frank and Vieva moved to Edmonton, Alberta, ca. 1913, when Frank joined Allan, Killam & MacKay Limited (Ltd.) to establish the firm's Edmonton branch. Frank was later manager of the United Coal Co. Ltd. and Matthews Co. Ltd. Frank and Vieva had one son, Andrew Kelly, who was born September 7, 1913; he died on September 19, 1931 from polio. Frank died November 29, 1955 and Vieva on May 11, 1976.

<em>Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution:</em> The Department of Sustainable Resource Development was established on March 19, 2001 through Order-in-Council 95/2001, pursuant to the <em>Government Organization Act</em>;<em>Functional Responsibility:</em> The Department of Sustainable Resource Development was established to provide greater direction and focus on the sustainability of Alberta's renewable natural resources. Sustainable Resource Development ensures that the benefits Albertans receive from public land and wildlife resources are sustained. Sustainable Resource Development's core businesses are forest protection, forest land and resource management, fish and wildlife management, rangeland management and land use disposition management. In the management of these resources, Sustainable Resource Development's objectives are to protect Alberta's forests and forest communities through the prevention and suppression of wildfires; to enhance the economic, environmental and social contributions of Alberta's forests and forest lands; to enhance the economic, environmental and social contributions of Alberta's fish and wildlife resources; to enhance the economic, environmental and social contributions of Alberta's rangelands; and to optimize the long-term benefits (environmental, social and economic) from public lands through effective, efficient disposition management. The Minister of Sustainable Resource Development is also responsible for the Natural Resources Conservation Board, the Surface Right Board and the Land Compensation Board. These Boards operate at arm's length from the Department and report directly to the Minister. <em> Predecessor and Successor Bodies: </em> The Department of Sustainable Resource Development was created from the functions and activities from the Department of Energy (previously the Department of Resource Development), the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and the Department of Environment. <em>Administrative Relationships: </em> The Minister of Sustainable Resource Development is a member of the Executive Council. <em> Administrative Structure: </em> The Department of Sustainable Resource Development is comprised of four divisions: Forest Protection, Fish and Wildlife, Land and Forest, and Public Lands. In the fall of 2003, these divisions became Fish and Wildlife, Forest Protection, Public Lands and Forests, and Strategic Forestry Initiatives. These divisions are supported by Communications, Human Resources, Policy and Planning, and Strategic Corporate Services. <em> Names of the Corporate bodies: </em> The Department of Sustainable Resource Development is also often referred to as Alberta Sustainable Resource Development. <em> Names of Chief Officers: </em> Ministers of Sustainable Resource Development:;Mike Cardinal 2001-

<em>Dates of Founding and/or Dissolution:</em>The Department of the Environment was established April 1, 1971 through the <em> Department of the Environment Act, 1971 </em>(S.A. 1971, chapter 24). The<em> Department of the Environment Act </em>was repealed and superseded by the Government Organization Act, 1994 (S.A. 1994, chapter G-8.5, section 97). <em>Functional Responsibility: </em>The Department of the Environment was established to conserve and improve the environment for future Albertans. The Department's tasks included such things as the conservation, management and utilization of natural resources, the prevention and control of pollution, the preservation of natural resources, and the administration and the enforcement of laws that affect the ecology and natural resources of Alberta. The Department was also responsible for the co-ordination of the policies, programs and services, and administrative procedures of governmental departments and agencies in matters pertaining to the environment. Alberta's major foray into coordinated environmental conservation began with<em> An Act respecting Environment Conservation, 1970 </em>(S.A. 1970, chapter 36). This act established the Environment Conservation Authority, to review government policies and programs as well as to inquire into matters pertaining to environment conservation, and the Conservation and Utilization Committee, to inquire into and study matters pertaining to environment conservation at the request of the Lieutenant Governor, as well as to act as a liaison between the government departments and agencies regarding policies and programs pertaining to environment conservation. These bodies continued to exist when the Department of the Environment was established, though many of the Conservation and Utilization Committee's functions were to be undertaken by the Department itself. The Environmental Conservation Authority was renamed the Environment Council of Alberta in1977, and continued to exist until its act was repealed in 1995. The<em> Department of the Environment Act, 1971 </em>came into force April 1, 1971, establishing one of the first, if not the first, Department of the Environment in Canada. Along with the responsibilities outlined in the Act, two divisions were transferred to the new department. The Department of the Environment received from the Department of Health the Division of Environmental Health, which involved the control of air and water pollution, and from the Department of Agriculture the Water Resources Division, which involved numerous aspects of water regulation, control and planning. Along with the continued existence of the Environment Conservation Authority and the Conservation and Utilization Committee, the Act established the Natural Resources Co-ordinating Council. This Council was able to inquire into matters pertaining to the Environment, and review policies, programs, services and administrative procedures of governmental departments and agencies when pertaining to the environment. The Conservation and Utilization Committee reported to this new Council. From 1972 until 1992, the department's organization showed a certain amount of stability. In 1972, the Department had three services to undertake its environmental functions: Environmental Protection Services, to undertake the control, monitoring and enforcement of pollution and the allocation of water supplies, later adding the encouragement of research into applied solutions for environmental problems; Environmental Engineering Support Services (losing Support from its title in 1979, and becoming Water Resources Management Services in 1982), to ensure that the multi-purpose water needs were met and to solve water-related problems, as well as to provide engineering services to the department; and the Environmental Planning and Research Services, which was incorporated into other divisions by 1976. A fourth service was added in 1973, the Environmental Coordination Services. This service was responsible for furthering the department's goal of balancing environmental quality and industrial development through integrating resource management and industrial management. It became the Environmental Evaluation Services in 1984; its functions were integrated into other divisions by 1988. Finance and Administration Services were added to the department in 1982, and took over Land Reclamation from Environmental Evaluation Services in 1988. The years 1992 and 1993 were important for the Department of the Environment. The <em>Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, 1992</em> (S.A. 1992, chapter E-13.3) received ascension in 1992, and became effective September 1, 1993. This act provided broad legislation regarding environmental conservation, consolidating numerous previous acts administered by the Department, acts which were then repealed by the <em>Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.</em> In December 1992, the Department of the Environment became the Department of Environmental Protection. The transfer order (A.R. 12/93) was filed in early January 1993; it involved the transfer of responsibilities from the Department of the Environment, as well as many of the responsibilities from the Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife, including the transfer of the administration of the<em> Department of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife Act </em>itself, and the responsibility for the Parks Division from the Department of Tourism, Parks and Recreation. This Department of Environmental Protection's objective was to ensure a quality environment for Albertans by providing clean air, water and soil; protecting wildlife, forests, parks, and other natural resources; and ensuring that the development of these resources is sustainable. The<em> Department of the Environment Act</em>was repealed under the<em> Government Organization Act, 1994 </em>(S.A. 1994, Chapter G-8.5, Schedule 5), and a department and minister for environmental matters were established. The Department's organization reflected the numerous functions of the department, and was consolidated in 1994 into Forest and Land Service, Natural Resources Service, Corporate Management Service and Environmental Regulatory Services. In 1999, the Department of Environmental Protection became the Department of Environment (O.C. 241/99). Two years later, the Department of Environment became much more focused once again. In 2001, the Department of Sustainable Resource Development was established (O.C. 95/2001); it was created from the administration of Public Lands, the Surface Rights Board and Land Compensation Board from the Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development; Forest Industry from the Department of Resource Development (renamed Energy); and Land and Forest Service, and Fisheries and Wildlife Management from the Department of Environment. The Natural Resources Conservation Board, previously, reporting to the Minister of the Environment, became administered jointly by this new Department and the Department of Environment. Administration of the<em> Willmore Wilderness Park Act</em> was transferred to the Department of Community Development; the<em> Provincial Parks Act</em> and the<em> Wilderness Areas, Ecological Reserves and Natural Areas Act</em> were to be administered jointly by Community Development and Environment (O.C.224/2002, A.R. 50/2002 amended the transfer to Community Development only). Following the reorganization, the Department of Environment was left to administer the following legislations:<em> the Bighorn Agreement Validating Act, the Brazeau River Development Act, the Drainage Districts Act, the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act,</em> Schedule 5 of<em> the Government Organization Act,</em> part of<em> the Mines and Minerals Act </em>(in June 2002, no longer administered by Environment), and <em>the Water Act.</em>As well, the Beverage Container Management Board, the Albert Used Oil Management Association and the Tire Recycling Management Board continued as Delegated Administrative Organizations, reporting to the Minister of Environment. <em>Predecessor and Successor Bodies:</em>In the Consequential Amendments to <em>The Department of Environment Act, 1971 </em>(S.A. 1971, chapter 24), which amended the<em> Environment Conservation Act,</em> the new Department of the Environment overtook some of the functions previously undertaken by the Conservation and Utilization Committee. However, the Conservation and Utilization Committee continued to exist. The Department of the Environment inherited from the Department of Health the Division of Environmental Health, which was responsible for air and water pollution and administration of programs for the supervision of public waterworks and sewerage systems; the division became the Division of Pollution Control in the Department of the Environment. Water management, previously undertaken by the Water Resource Division in the Department of Agriculture, was to be administered by the new Department of the Environment. Administration of the Agricultural Chemicals Act was also transferred from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of the Environment. <em>Administrative Relationships: </em>The Department of Environment is part of the Ministry of Environment and reports to the Minister of Environment. The Minister of Environment is a member of the Executive Council of the Alberta Government. The Minister reports to the Legislative Assembly, and submits the Annual Reports of his Ministry to the Lieutenant Governor. <em>Administrative Structure: </em>The structure of the Department of the Environment is hierarchical. The Department is divided into services; these services are then divided into divisions, which administer various branches. These services and divisions have been continually reorganize

<b>Dates of founding and/or dissolution:</b> The Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC) was founded in 1970 under the authority of <em>The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Act, S.A.</em> 1970 c. 10. The Commission began operations in 1971. <em>Functional responsibility:</em> The Commission is responsible for the planning, creation, and funding of programs aimed at the prevention and treatment of addictions. When the Commission was founded, its responsibilities were for programs to prevent and treat alcohol and drug addiction. In 1994, the Commission's mandate was extended to include gambling addiction. Programs are delivered through a network of AADAC offices and in-patient and out-patient treatment centres throughout the Province and by non-governmental community-based agencies who receive funding from the Commission. The Commission has an extensive public awareness and information program on addiction and operates the Alberta Impaired Drivers' Program, the Gambling Help Line and the AADAC Help Line. <b>Predecessor and successor bodies:</b> The immediate predecessor of the Commission was the Division of Alcoholism of the Department of Health. The Division of Alcoholism was established in 1965 as the successor of the Alcoholism Foundation of Alberta, a non-profit society founded under the authority of <em>The Societies Act. </em>;<b>Administrative relationships: </b> The Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission reports to the Minister of Health and Wellness. The Commission has also reported to the Minister of Health (1971, 1988-91, 1994-96), the Minister of Health and Social Development (1971-75), the Minister of Social Services and Community Health (1975-86), the Minister of Community and Occupational Health (1986-88), the Hon. Roy Brassard (1991-92), the Hon. Dianne Mirosh (1992-94), and the Minister of Community Development (1996-99). <b> Administrative structure:</b> The Commission has two components, its Board and the administration. The administration, headed by the Executive Director, is responsible for the creation and delivery of programs delivered through AADAC's regional offices. The Board of the Commission is made up of up to twelve members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, who designates one member as Chair and one member as Vice-Chair. The Board is responsible for policy and general direction of the Commission. Between 1973 and 1979, the Executive Director of the Commission also served as Chairman of the Board of the Commission. Since 1979, the Chairman has been a Member of the Legislative Assembly. The Chairman of the Board reports on behalf of the Commission to the Minister responsible for the <em>Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act.</em>;<b>Names of the corporate bodies:</b> Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission 1971-85; Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission 1985-present;<b>Names of chief officers:</b> Chairs of the Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission: K. Wolstenholme 1971; P. Henning 1971-72; Dr. Donald Rees 1972-73; R.M.Anthony *1973-75; Wilfred J. Totten 1975-79; John Gogo, MLA 1979-86; Greg. P. Stevens, MLA 1986-87; Stanley K. Nelson, MLA 1987-93; Bonnie Laing, MLA 1993-97; Jocelyn Burgener, MLA 1997-99; LeRoy Johnson, MLA 1999-present.