Councillor Michael Dawe passed away on December 24, 2023. Our thoughts are with his beloved family and friends at this time. Click here to read a statement from Mayor Ken Johnston on the passing of Councillor Dawe.
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Michael Dawe
Councillor Dawe passed away on December 24, 2023. Our thoughts are with his beloved family and friends at this time.
Council History
- 2021 - Re-Elected as Councillor
- 2017 - Elected as Councillor
Council Appointments
Current:
- Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship Awards Selection Committee
- Library Board
- Red Deer & District Family and Community Support Services Board (FCSS)
- Waskasoo Environmental Education Society
- Nomination Committee
- Emergency Advisory Committee (alternate)
- Municipal Planning Committee (Alternate)
Previous:
- Governance & Policy Committee
- Emergency Management Committee
- Red Deer College Arts Centre Advisory Committee
- Parkland Airshed Management Zone
- Red Deer Regional Municipal Users Group
- City Manager Recruitment Committee
- Audit Committee
- Protocol Governance Oversight Committee (PGOC)
Education
- Red Deer College, Faculty of Arts
- Graduate of the University of Alberta with a degree in history and economics
- Open studies program, University of Alberta
- Archives Society of Alberta, Core Curriculum Program
- Association of Canadian Archivists, Institute on Rules for Archival Description
- Archives Society
- Association of Canadian Archivists and Simon Fraser University, Institute on Preservation of Electronic Records
- Frontline Leadership course; Management Skills for Supervisors - The City of Red Deer
Current Occupation
- Historian
- Free-lance writer
- Regular columnist for the Red Deer Express
- Occasional free-lance writer for Sylvan Lake and Innisfail Province
Public and Community Service
- Director with the Twilight Homes Foundation
- 35 year member of the Red Deer East Rotary Club
- Elected Councillor, Summer Village of Norglenwold for 7 years
- Trustee, David Thompson Health Authority for 7 years
- Elected Trustee, Red Deer Regional Hospital Board for 12 years - served as chair and vice chair
- Founding member of the Red Deer Regional Hospital Foundation - served as chair for 3 years
- Member, STARS Capital Campaign Committee - Central Region for 2 years
- Director on the Board of the Westerner Exposition Association for 10 years
- Chair of the Board of Referees, Employment Insurance Commission, Alberta Central Region for 9 years
- Past Board member, Red Deer Housing Authority
Business and Professional Record
- Member, Archives Society of Alberta
- Member, Association of Canadian Archivists
- Past Member, Association of Records Managers and Administrators
- Past Instructor, Archives Society of Alberta Institute
- Past Instructor, Archives Society of Alberta Core-Curriculum Program
- Past Member, Archives Society of Alberta Conference Planning Committee
- Past Chair, Archives Society of Alberta Nominations Committee
- Past Member, Archives Society of Alberta Education Planning Committee
- Past Member, Alberta Archives Council Grants Committee
- Past Chair, Archives Society of Alberta Public Awareness Committee
- Past Co-Chair, Constitution and By-laws Committee, A.S.A./A.A.C. merger
- Past Secretary, Alberta Archives Council
- Founding Member, Alberta Archives Council
- Founding Member, Directors of Alberta Archives
- Founding Executive Member, Archives Society of Alberta
Awards and Honours
- Voted Red Deer's "Most Beloved Citizen" by readers of the Red Deer Express, including 2017
- Red Deer Citizen of the Year, 2013
- Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, 2012
- Red Deer Heritage Recognition Award for Historical Writing, 2010
- Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation award, 2010
- "Hidden Hero" Third Academy School, for work with students with learning disabilities, 2009
- Honorary Life Member, Red Deer Elks Lodge, 2008
- 100 Centennial Volunteers, Historical Society of Alberta Centennial Recognition, 2007
- Honorary Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International (three time recipient)
- Honorary Life Member, Archives Society of Alberta, 2006
- Alberta Centennial Medal, 2005
- Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002
- Distinguished Service Award, Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions, 2002
- Inductee, Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Hall of Fame, 1999
- Inaugural Recipient, Distinguished Alumnus Award, Red Deer College, 1997
- Alberta Citizen of the year, Council on School Administration, Alberta Teachers Association, 1994
- Native Son, Central Alberta Pioneers and Old Timers Association, 1986
Personal
- Born in Red Deer Alberta March 7, 1956; fifth generation resident of Red Deer and Pine Lake, Alberta. Also seasonal resident of Summer Village of Norglenwold, Alberta.
- Son of G. Harold Dawe, Red Deer Public School Superintendent and L. Jean Hodgkinson Dawe, English instructor at Red Deer College.
- Parent of Janvier Williams, graduate of the University of Calgary.