Resources

Health, Mental Health, Addictions and Counselling
Families, Children and Youth
Disability Services
Seniors
Financial, Employment and Housing Assistance
Community Services
Schools, Libraries, Municipalities and Churches
Local Community Contacts and Links

Local Websites:

Town of Vulcan

Municipal Government

Mayor, Tom Grant
Chief Administrative Officer, Kim Fath

Municipal Office
403-485-2417

MUNICIPAL INFORMATION FOR THE VILLAGES IN VULCAN COUNTY

Vulcan County	Municipal Government	Reeve Jason Schneider Chief Administrative Officer, Nels Petersen	Municipal Office 403-485-2241
Arrowwood	Municipal Government	Mayor, Matt Crane Chief Administrative Officer, Christopher Northcott	Municipal Office 403-534-3821
Carmangay	Municipal Government	Mayor, Stacy Hovde Chief Administrative Officer, Heather O’Halloran	Municipal Office 403-643-3595
Champion	Municipal Government	Mayor, Jamie Smith Chief Administrative Officer, Patrick Bergen	Municipal Office 403-897-3833
Lomond	Municipal Government	Mayor, Brad Koch Chief Administrative Officer, Tracy Doram	Municipal Office 403-792-3611
Milo	Municipal Government	Mayor, Scott Schroeder Chief Administrative Officer, Wendy Hingley	Municipal Office 403-599-3883

Distress Centre

403-266-4357

Canadian Red Cross

Central 1-888-800-6493 central number for personal disasters, causing a family to leave their home.

Rowan House Emergency Shelter

emergency shelter and support for women fleeing domestic abuse, community outreach and healthy relationship workshops , 403-652-3316, email: info@rowanhouse.ca

Homelessness emergency, Vulcan Regional Food Bank Society

Lori Branden
403-485-2106

Crisis Hotline

403-485-5846
24 hour 1-877-303-2642

Family Violence Info Line

1-403-310-1818 Need Help?

Vulcan RCMP

165075A Range Road 244. Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0, Complaint: 403-485-2266. Admin: 403-485-2267.

Regional Victim Services Society

165075A Range Road 244. Vulcan, AB T0L 2B0, C Vulcan Regional Victim Services Society – Support and information for victims or crime and tragedy Contact: 403-485-6163, nicole.larson@rcmp-grc.gc.ca or their website: https://www.vrvss.com

Problem Gambling Resources Network

Problem Gambling Resources Network 780-461-1259, website: pgrn@problemgamblingalberta.ca

Alcoholics Anonymous

For current AA assistance/ referral in the Vulcan Area please call the FCSS office 403-485-2106 or 403-485-2192. If you need information after hours then call the Vulcan Community Health Center at 403-485-3333.

Foothills Community Counselling Program

Intake & general information: 403-603-3549
Website: https://www.highriver.ca/foothills-community-counselling/

Email: fcc@highriver.ca

Beverly Edwards RN BN, Mental Health Clinician

620 Elizabeth St S Vulcan AB
Phone : 403-485-3356, Fax 403-485-2336

Rural Addictions and Mental Health Services- High River AB

Catharine Mcfee – 406-652-8340, Intake: 1-877-652-4700
Short and long term counselling services include outreach, geriatric, addiction and psychiatric consultation

Claresholm Centre for Mental Health and Addictions

403-682-3520 Claresholm AB

claresholmcentre@albertaheathservices.ca

ADDAC Gambling Info

403-297-3071

Addiction Resource

understanding addiction substances guide, website:https://addictionresource.com/.

https://www.addictionresource.net/lethal-doses/alcohol/

American Society of Addiction Medicine –

promotes drug abuse prevention and treatment, website: http://www.asam.org/.

Article on the effects of illegal drugs on your heart by ACLS Training Centre: https://www.acls.net/effects-of-drugs.htm

Helpful resource about addiction and substance abuse from DrugRehab.com: https://www.drugrehab.com/addiction/

Guide to Teen Drug Addiction’ — https://www.teenrehabcenter.org/addiction/ written by their team at TeenRehabCenter.org, a free web resource on teen addiction — addresses the issues parents and teens face while battling teen substance abuse. It explores questions such as “What Causes Teen Addiction?”, “How Can I Tell If My Team Has a Problem?”, and “What Can I Do?”.

Living in Vulcan: Other Local Services

Wheat Country Special Needs

Marie Schooten, email: marie.schooten@telus.net, phone: 403-652-9533

McBride Career Group

Career counseling, workshops , resume writing

Vulcan Library Tuesdays
Appointment necessary – call toll free 1-844-601-2660

Get-A-Way Youth Centre

Mondays & Wednesdays 4-8 pm, Fridays 2-8 pm
Carmen Pelletier 403-485-2106, email: vulcanyw@telus.ne

Rainbow Literacy and Learning Society

110 – 1st Ave South, Vulcan

403-485-3107, email info@rainbowliteracy.com, website: rainbowliteracy.com

Healthy Minds/Healthy Children (HM/HC)

website of clinical consultation and educational services: hmhc.ca

Community Education Services

(CES) provides education for parents, paraprofessionals and professionals through their expert speakers (TeleHealth videoconference viewing available, 2 online at your computer topics (Drugs and Teens, and Co-Parenting) and coming in 2016 WEBINARS for anywhere/anytime access! Click here for their Fall 2015 newsletter of topics: https://fcrc.albertahealthservices.ca/ces/newsletter/

Lethbridge College

www.lethbridecollege.ca

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