Division 7

Bob Barss – Deputy Reeve

Phone: 780-754-2195
Cell: 780-842-7309
Email: bbarss@mdwainwright.ca

Bob Barss is the Deputy Reeve and the Councillor for Division 7 in the M.D. of Wainwright No. 61. Bob was elected in October of 1995 and is currently serving his eighth term in office as Councillor for this division. He became Reeve of the municipality in 1997 and has continued to be Reeve until October 2024. Bob was born and raised in the Irma area and has lived here his entire life. He and his wife Susan have two children, Nicole and Amanda. Bob, together with his wife, operates a mixed farm. Before being elected to the M.D., Bob worked in the oil industry.

Reeve Barss sits on the following Boards and Committees:

  • Finance Committee
  • Fire Guardians
  • Intermunicipal Collaboration Committee
  • Municipal Planning Commission
  • Municipal Property Committee
  • Policy Committee
  • Irma Fire Area Board
  • Irma Intermunicipal Planning Committee
  • Irma Rural Recreation Area Board
  • Public Relations Committee for Camp Wainwright
  • Regional Emergency Advisory Committee – Alternate
  • Wainwright & District Physician Recruitment Committee
  • Wainwright Regional Waste to Energy Authority
  • Wainwright Seed Cleaning Plant