Mayor David McRae

780-239-1476
dmcrae@redwater.ca

Dave moved with his family to Redwater in 1984 and remained here until 1999. Dave and Susan have two children, Amber and Matthew, who grew up in Redwater and graduated from Redwater School. Dave and Susan have assisted most of the not for profit agencies in Town with their fundraisers.

He returned in 2006 when he retired from a 31 year career with the RCMP.  On returning to Redwater, Dave took up Employment with  the Town of Redwater working  on Phase 2, 3 and 4 at Pembina Place and becoming the Facility Manager.  In 2017 Dave ran for Council serving his 1st term as councillor and then successfully campaigning for the Mayor's position in 2021.  

Dave's goals as Mayor are to make Redwater a great place to raise a family, own a business or retire!

Council Committees

• Sturgeon Regional Partnership Committee
• Edmonton Salutes
• Alberta Industrial Heartland Association

  *Mayor is ex-officio member of all council committees.

Connie Butcher

Cell:780-222-6009
cbutcher@redwater.caConnie was born and raised in Redwater and has deep roots in the history of the Town. Her great grand parents had the first post office in Redwater and her grandparents were instrumental in building the first Catholic church in Town. She has been on council since 1998 with one term as mayor.

Connie entered politics because she believes in our community and our residents and has the political understanding of the challenges facing our community now and in the future.  She has been employed at Alberta Hospital since 1994 and served as the Recreational Supervisor for the past 12 years.

Council Committees

• Subdivision & Development Appeal Board
• Roseridge Regional Landfill Commission
• Joint Use Committee
• Capital Region Assessment Services Commission(CRASC)(Alternate)
• Community Services Policy Committee

Joanne Williams

780-982-0593
jwilliams@redwater.ca

Joanne was excited to learn and grow as a 1st term, newly elected Councillor, and is looking forward to her 2nd term. She has learned a lot and has had some great mentorship from her fellow councillors who she feels work well together. 

Joanne is not a rookie when it comes to hard work, dedication, or her commitment to Redwater. She is not afraid to go the distance for the community she loves. Joanne has built strong deep roots here. 

As a long-term resident Joanne has a vested interest in Redwater. Joanne moved to Redwater in 1977 and went to JR/SR high in Redwater. Joanne worked at Imperial Oil-Gas Plant now Accel, at Sherritt in Finance for 15yrs and has owned her own business and raised her 4 daughters in Redwater. For the past 37+ years Joanne has volunteered on various Town and Community Boards.

It’s you, it’s me it’s us that make Redwater a great community which will make it easy to work for you to dedicate my time my voice for you. I work for you, the residents of Redwater.

Council Committees

• Municipal Planning Commission
• Municipal Emergency Advisory Committee
• Community Services Board
• Joint Use Committee (Alternate)
• Redwater Library Board
• Community Services Policy Committee

Rob Olsen

Cell:780-942-3490
rolsen@redwater.ca

Councillor Olsen has been a resident of Redwater since 1997. He and his wife, Linda, decided to remain in town, upon his retirement from the Canadian Armed Forces in 2006, with their two boys, Joshua and Braeden.

“ With the projects in the Industrial Heartland, just a few miles south of Town, I am looking forward to working with this Council to find ways that we can take advantage of those projects. Be it getting workers to move to Redwater or to help motivate businesses to locate here. All the while trying to improve the quality of life for our residents. The hardest challenge will be trying lobby the Provincial and Federal governments for the funding that is required to achieve some of these goals and projects.”

Council Committees

• Municipal Planning Commission
• Natural Gas Portfolio
• Corporate Services Policy Committee
• Infrastructure Policy Committee
• Capital Region Northeast Water Services Commission
• Edmonton Salutes (Alternate)

Dwayne Spicer

Cell:780-914-8083
dspicer@redwater.ca

Dwayne’s parents moved to Redwater in 1979 and except for a few years as a young adult pursuing education and work elsewhere, Dwayne has been a resident of Redwater since that time.  

He and his wife, Liesel, settled here to raise their family.  They purchased a local business in 1995 with the idea that it was a place where they could connect with many in the community.  Over the years, Dwayne has coached community and school teams of soccer, basketball and volleyball.  He has refereed soccer, along with mentoring youth in refereeing and coaching skills.  For over 20 years, Dwayne ran a local youth group that met weekly, and would end the year with a week-long camping trip in the mountains.  He continues to employ many youth in their first jobs at his business.   Dwayne likes to stay active with mountain biking, hiking, kayaking, camping and playing sports.  He and Liesel continue to play volleyball with Redwater’s recreational co-ed volleyball league.  

Dwayne desires Redwater to continue to have its small-town feel while still growing and prospering, and to be a community where everybody knows and takes care of each other as neighbors.  

Council Committees 

• Roseridge Regional Landfill Commission(Alternate)
• Sturgeon Regional Emergency Advisory Committee
• Northern Lights Library System
• Community Services Policy Committee
• Infrastructure Policy Committee
• Homeland Housing(Alternate)

Tina Cosby

780 293 7555
tcosby@redwater.ca

I have lived in Redwater 30 plus years, attended elementary to senior high school, raised my children here. Was employed with the Town of Redwater for eleven years, starting my career path with community services, to receptionist, payroll, utilities etc. Currently, and for the past thirteen years I am employed with another municipality as a Senior Planning and Development Officer. During these times I have also received several certificates through the University of Alberta, one of which is the completion of Occupational Health and Safety certification.

I have sat on several boards and volunteered for various venues, for 2 ½ of those years I volunteered as a fire fighter/emergency medical responder on the Redwater Fire Department.

Personally, I feel Redwater is a great community and by working together to build on that we can see positive changes moving forward in the future.   

Council Committees

• Municipal Planning Commission
• Municipal Emergency Advisory Committee
• Redwater Library Board
• Northern Lights Library System(Alternate)
• Corporate Services Policy Committee
• Infrastructure Policy Committee

Joe Melnick

780-504-8173
jmelnick@redwater.ca

Joe moved to Redwater in 2005 with his wife Charity and 4 kids.  All 4 children have attended the Redwater schools, two of them have already graduated.  He has spent countless hours volunteering for many of the community groups in town.   

Although Joe is new to the Municipal government, he is a dedicated individual and will do what it takes to get the job done right.  This will be his first term on council and he is eager to learn and make a difference in the community that he loves and calls home.

Council Committees

• Capital Region Assessment Services Commission(CRASC)
• Municipal Emergency Advisory Committee
• Sturgeon Regional Emergency Advisory Committee(Alternate)
• Community Services Board
• Corporate Services Policy Committee