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Ace Foundation of Calgary was incorporated in 1968 to provide mobile educational and cultural exhibits throughout the province of Alberta for the benefit of school pupils and the general public. The name was changed to Candev Foundation and the original organization was dissolved in 1974.

The Alberta Association of Registered Nurses was formed in 1916. Subsequently, districts and chapters were formed throughout the province for the support, continuing education and mobilization of their members. The first Grande Prairie Chapter of the Alberta Association of Registered Nurses was formed in 1950, long after nursing services came to the area in 1909. A forerunner of the Association was the Nurses’ Club formed in 1941. In January 1950, this club moved to become a chapter of the AARN for the purpose of the support, continuing education and mobilization of their members. Members included nurses working at the Municipal Hospital, the Auxiliary Hospital, the Grande Prairie Health Unit and the Victorian Order of Nurses. In 1966 the AARN divided the province into districts and the Grande Prairie Chapter became part of Chapter 16. They were an active chapter in the North District until the dissolution of the district in 1999.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is divided into a number of agencies, boards and commissions. The Department is responsible for the management of programs designed to facilitate the development of all components of the agriculture and food industry, to sustain the natural resource base of the industry and to encourage the development of rural communities.

The Alberta Dressage Association, incorporated on May 11, 1978, is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to foster the sport of dressage by encouraging participation in competitions, demonstrations, lectures and other activities which increase knowledge and understanding of good horsemanship. ADA also provides a uniform system of training not only for riders but also for trainers, instructors and judges. ADA is represented around the province by regional groups which conduct their own activities and programs while receiving the benefits of a provincial affiliation. The Calgary branch is known as Calgary Area / Alberta Dressage Association. An affiliation is also maintained with the Canadian Dressage Owners and Riders (CADORA), the national sports governing body for dressage. Through CADORA, the ADA ensures country-wide communication regarding dressage and facilitates events of a national scale such as the National Dressage Championships. Local dressage shows are also held throughout the province under the auspices of CADORA and must follow the strict regulations laid down by the Canadian Equestrian Federation. Participants in local shows qualify for various championships and awards.

The Alberta School Inspectors' Association was apparently founded in 1919 by three provincially-appointed school inspectors. In 1967 its name was changed to Alberta School Superintendents' and Inspectors' Association. In 1971 it became the Alberta Association of Consultants in Education. In 1974 it became the Alberta Education Management Society. The society met regularly "to advance the cause of education in Alberta" and to represent the interests of its members, who are professional employees of the Department of Education. Some of its activities were held in conjunction with the Conference of Alberta School Superintendents, the organization representing locally-appointed educational administrators. The Society was wound up in 1997.

The Alberta Farmers' Union was formed in 1942. It ceased to exist on January 14, 1949 when it amalgamated with the United Farmers of Alberta; the new organization was known as the Farmers' Union of Alberta. Established in 1926, the Saskatchewan-based United Farmers of Canada was a militant farmers' organization, adopting direct action practices such as non-delivery farm strikes, as opposed to more democratic processes. The Alberta Section of this organization was created on September 4, 1938 in Willingdon, Alberta by radical members of the declining United Farmers of Alberta. They promoted the delivery of grain through the Alberta Wheat Pool and the United Grain Growers, a farmer-owned organization. In 1940, there were 146 locals, comprised of about 2400 members, concentrated in the area between Edmonton and the Saskatchewan border. Attempts to amalgamate with the United Farmers of Alberta were made, but failed as the two organizations were unable to agree upon a new name, United Farmers of Alberta wanting to retain their name while the Alberta Section refused to consider this name because of its political associations. On January 31,1942, the United Farmers of Canada, Alberta Section closed its books. It changed its name to the Alberta Farmers' Union, in the hopes of gaining wider support. The Alberta Farmers' Union was incorporated on January 31,1942 under the <em>Societies Act, 1924</em>, with the objective of promoting all branches of agriculture. Its position was more militant than the United Farmers of Alberta. They held as their purpose to provide a militant challenge to a system in which agriculture had been in a position of disadvantage, and to try, by union methods, to restore farming to a dignified, remunerative occupation. From September 6th until October 6th, 1946, almost 50,000 farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan went on strike, which resulted in the non-delivery of all farm produce with the exception of milk for hospitals and children. At a joint convention held in December 1948, delegates from the United Farmers of Alberta and the Alberta Farmers' Union met, and set up a constitution and by-laws for a new organization of farmers to be known as the Farmers' Union of Alberta. The Alberta Farmers' Union amalgamated on January 14, 1949 with the United Farmers of Alberta. The new organization that resulted was the Farmers' Union of Alberta. The Farmers' Union of Alberta amalgamated with the Alberta Federation of Agriculture to become Unifarm in 1970. Unifarm became the Wild Rose Agricultural Producers in 1996. The Alberta Farmers' Union was headed by a board of five (a chairman, and four vice-chairman) along with twelve directors. The provincial administration was divided into twelve districts; districts were divided into five subdivisions. Under the subdivisions were the locals. Incorporated as the Alberta Farmers Union, it is most often referred to as the Alberta Farmers' Union. Presidents of the United Farmers of Canada, Alberta Section: Alex Huculak, 1938-1939; William Yusep, 1939-1941; Chester O. McGowan, 1941-1942;Presidents of the Alberta Farmers' Union: Chester O. McGowan, 1942-1943; James Jackson, 1943-1945; Carl Stimpfle, 1946-1949

In 1913 Anson Wagar, pioneer businessman of Lake Saskatoon, applied for a franchise to operate a telephone company in the Rural Municipality of Bear Lake No. 740. Mr. Wagar had graduated from Yale University in 1903, and in 1912 he and his wife purchased homesteads in the Lake Saskatoon district. By January 1914 their franchise had been approved and they had become directors and the principal shareholders of the North-Western Telephone Company Ltd. Anson then turned his attention to obtaining the franchise for the Rural Municipality of Grande Prairie No. 739 and the Village of Grande Prairie, but it was not a smooth road. Opposition from the province, council members and residents culminated in a case before the Supreme Court of Canada where Wagar won an injunction against the village. By November of that year, poles and lines were being installed. Lines were extended to Beaverlodge in 1915, and by 1917 a report tabled in the House of Commons showed 60 phones in operation and 75 miles of wire. When Mr. Wagar sold the North Western Telephone Company to Alberta Government Telephones in 1920, the price was $9,000 for a line of long distance poles and exchanges extending from Beaverlodge to Lake Saskatoon, Grande Prairie, Clairmont and Sexsmith.

The Alberta Historical Preservation and Re-Building Society was founded in Calgary by Roseleen Heddinger and Susan Clark in August 1990. It was incorporated under the Alberta Societies Act in February 1991. The society's credo is to "preserve our past for the future". Its major projects have included lobbying to preserve the first home in Crescent Heights, the Cave and Basin swimming pool in Banff, Royal Doulton gargoyles on the Calgary Herald building, Brickburn and Lowry gardens, the Coste House carriage house, the McPherson farm, and the C.C. Matthews house. The society has also lobbied for improved legislation with respect to preserving heritage properties.

The Alberta Home Economics Association, Calgary Branch, was first organized as the Calgary Home Economics Association in 1934 with nineteen charter members and Catherine Gossip as first president. In 1935, the Calgary HEA and Edmonton HEA (organized in 1923) joined forces to create a provincial body, the Alberta Home Economics Association. The Calgary association has also been called the Calgary and District Home Economics Association. The goals of the provincial body and its local affiliates are similar: establishment and promotion of educational facilities and professional standards among home economists; increased public awareness through publications, lectures, workshops, etc. and active involvement of association members in studying and responding to issues affecting the well-being of Albertans.

The Alberta Ice Company was incorporated in 1912 by Winnipeg and Calgary businessmen, including R.C. Thomas and F.T. Griffin. The ice was made in an artificial 25 acre lake west of Calgary at Keith. Water was taken out of the Bow River at a headgate above the lake, was chlorinated and then passed through a short canal to the lake. The company also had a small auxiliary plant at Banff, Alberta. A large warehouse was used to store the ice blocks for year-round distribution to the railways and packing houses. Home delivery of ice for iceboxes declined steeply after 1946 and ended in the early 1960s. The company continued to thrive on commercial sales to railways, packing plants, restaurants and tourists. Most of the ice was produced at a warehouse in downtown Calgary after 1951 but the artificial lake continued to be used into the 1960s. The company later affiliated with the Arctic Ice Co. of Edmonton and Winnipeg.