Bob Hawkesworth
President, Alberta Urban Municipalities Association

The next time you encounter road construction - whether it be in one of Alberta's big cities or its smaller towns - blame Bob Hawkes-worth and his crew. Or thank him. He's no construction worker, but the 10-year member of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, and president since November 2004, has been hovering around the Klein government for years buzzing "infrastructure, infrastructure." That lobbying by Hawkesworth and AUMA's members finally paid off in March 2005 when the province committed $3 billion to improve roads, sewers and other infrastructure. Lobbying the government for money proved to be the easier task; Hawkesworth had to diplomatically iron out internal wrangling among AUMA members to come up with a distribution formula for the billions. An advocate for the financial and environmental sustainability of Alberta's communities, Hawkesworth will host a summit on community sustainability this July in Edmonton. As AUMA celebrates its centennial, Hawkesworth hopes to spark long-term plans to ensure every village, town and city in Alberta is healthy and vibrant 100 years from now. Hawkesworth, elected Calgary's Ward 4 alderman for a fifth time in 2004, is a founding member of the Calgary Homeless Foundation and chairs the Calgary City Council Affordable Housing Team. - AD

Who do you think is the greatest Albertan ever?
Is it OK to pick my parents Earle and Elsie Hawkesworth? They were both school teachers, and my father was also a deputy minister of education from about 1971 to 1982. I think they are the best team of Albertans ever.

In 100 years, will you warrant your own chapter in the history books, a footnote to great events or a single Google hit?
I'm not sure I'd get one Google hit. I'm not even sure they'll have Google then.