About Town Council
Foam Lake Town Council consists of a Mayor and six Councillors who represent the Town as a whole. The current Council was elected by acclamation on November 9, 2020 for a term of four years.
Mayor:
- Shelley Thoen-Chaykoski, shelley@foamlake.com
Councillors:
- Nevin Halyk, nevin@foamlake.com
- Graham Farrell, graham@foamlake.com
- Tyler Bugera, tyler@foamlake.com
- Gloria Bastien (Deputy Mayor), gloria@foamlake.com
- Tara Helgason, tara@foamlake.com
- Amber Pankratz, amber@foamlake.com
Council is responsible for establishing corporate policy and setting strategic priorities. The
Province of Saskatchewan, through legislation, sets out the powers of municipal governments
through the Municipalities Act.
- To consider the welfare and interests of the municipality as a whole and to bring to Council’s
attention anything that would promote the welfare and interests of the municipality - To participate in developing and evaluating the policies and programs of the municipality
- To participate in Council meetings, Council committee meetings and meetings of other bodies
to which they are appointed by Council - To obtain information about the operation and administration of the municipality
- To keep in confidence matters discussed in private at a Council or Council committee meeting
until discussed at a meeting held in public - To perform any other duty or function imposed on Councillors by the Municipalities Act or by the Council