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The Forth Junction
Heritage Society
is a Registered Charitable Society under the Alberta Societies Act
and the Canada Revenue Agency
Board of Directors 2023-24:
Paul Pettypiece (President),
Richard Astle (Vice-President),
Steve Parkin (Secretary-Treasurer), Evan Bedford,
Jim Mattheis, Lane Petrosenko, Cheryl Morrison
VISION:
To be Central Alberta's world class heritage destination celebrating
the past, present and future of trails, trains and transit.
MISSION STATEMENT:
To preserve, promote and share the transportation heritage of our
community and region; and to pass that heritage to future
generations in a sustainable and interactive way through education,
advocacy and nurturing a passion for the continuous evolution of
trail, rail and transit.
VALUES:
Collaboration, History, Education, Sustainability
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
1. to educate the public on the evolution of the railway, historic
trails and transit in the settlement and development of Western
Canada through workshops, displays, and interactive interpretation;
2. to preserve the trail, rail and transit heritage of Central
Alberta through the acquisition, preservation and restoration of
railway and other ground transportation artifacts.
The Forth Junction Heritage Society
was created by
a group of railway and transit historians, model railroaders and
transportation visionaries in the spring of 2009 to:
- promote the concept of the Red Deer region as a world-class centre
for
the celebration of the railway as a catalyst for economic development of
regions in Western Canada;
 - advocate for the creation of a world-class
authentic and sustainable major attraction
with a railway theme in the immediate Red Deer area;
- preserve the rail, trail and transit heritage of Central Alberta;
 - create a
multi-scale miniature
rail interactive representation
of the
evolution of the city
and region as changes
occurred in technology,
prosperity, values and world
events;
- explore how future transportation can move people efficiently in
an
environmentally-friendly, healthy and productive manner;
- advocate for the creation of a family heritage activity and nature park
as a fun and educational place to gather and explore.
Major Donations to FJHS to date: the 200+ item C&E Railway
Station Museum collection from the Junior
League of Edmonton in
Sept. 2018; $2,950 Cultural Opportunities Grant from the City of
Red Deer for the
transportation and storage of the collection; a large station wall clock
from the Legate Family of Edmonton;
and some artifacts from the now closed Edmonton Historical Telephone
Centre.
This collection is on loan to the Innisfail
Historical Village until a suitable facility can be built.
Contributors to FJHS: Rod Trentham (rail-themed
sculpture by Red Deer College student Melinda Setters),
abc Restaurant (meeting space),
Skip Fuller (switch lock), Red Deer Tourism (display boards),
Roy Sirman (cash & equipment), Steve Parkin (cash), Evan Bedford (cash), Lawrie Hignell (cash),
David Craig (cash),
Morris Flewwelling (museum manual), Paul Pettypiece (cash, supplies,
website),
Olive Iddiols (telegraph equipment), Enderby BC Museum (original section of C&E rail
2014),
RD County Div.2 Recreation & Culture Board
(2010 contribution), Darcy Colenutt (folding tables 2010),
Calgary Supertrain 2010, 2011 & 2012 (contribution), The Hub on Ross
(meeting space 2010, 2011),
Fun Times Hobby & CompuSoft (discount on supplies 2009, 2010),
Red Deer Museum (historic photos),
Red Deer Archives (historic photos), Innisfail & District
Historical Society (storage & display of artifacts)
Letters of Support:
Tourism Red Deer, Central Alberta Historical
Society, Red Deer County, Springbrook Community Association
 AGM
2019 Report
AGM
2018 Report
AGM
2017 Report
AGM
2012 Report
Strategic Plan 2011
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for
the gifting of the 200+ item collection of the
now-closed
