Nolan Crouse

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Nolan Crouse (born November 1953) is a politician and current mayor of St. Albert, Alberta.

Crouse's professional background includes managerial positions with a number of different companies, including Procter and Gamble, Alberta Energy Company, West Fraser Timber Company, Slave Lake Pulp Corporation, and Sunchild Forest Products (which he owned).^[1] He has received a Master's of Business Administration from Cape Breton University which he earned through Lakeland College.^[2] He is also a longtime hockey coach, including stints as coach of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Fort Saskatchewan Traders and Brooks Bandits,^[3] as well as the St. Albert Merchants of Edmonton's Capital Junior Hockey League.

He first ran for office in 2004, when he was elected to St. Albert City Council as one of six councillors from a field of twenty candidates. In May of 2007, Crouse indicated that he was planning on either seeking re-election or running for mayor, with his decision being partially contingent on the plans of mayor Paul Chalifoux.^[4] Chalifoux subsequently announced that he was leaving municipal politics.^[5] On May 31, Crouse announced that he was running for mayor.^[6] He defeated former mayor Richard Plain and local businessmen Gary Woo to capture the office.

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