Nolan Crouse is the current mayor of St. Albert, Alberta

St. Albert, Alberta

St. Albert is a suburban city in Alberta, located northwest of Edmonton, on the Sturgeon River. It was originally settled as a Métis community, and is now the second largest city in the Edmonton area. St...

, Canada.

Crouse's professional background includes managerial positions with a number of different companies, including Procter and Gamble, Alberta Energy Company, West Fraser Timber Co., Slave Lake Pulp Corporation, and Sunchild Forest Products (which he owned). He has received a Master's of Business Administration from Cape Breton University

Cape Breton University

Cape Breton University , formerly the "University College of Cape Breton" , is a Canadian university in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Regional Municipality....

. He is also a longtime hockey coach, including stints as coach of the Alberta Junior Hockey League

Alberta Junior Hockey League

The Alberta Junior Hockey League is an Alberta-based Junior A hockey league that belongs to the Canadian Junior Hockey League . It was formed as a five-team league in 1964. There are currently 16 teams in the league. The regular season league champions receive the Dave Duchak Trophy...

's Fort Saskatchewan Traders

Fort Saskatchewan Traders

The Fort Saskatchewan Traders were an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They played in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada at the Jubilee Recreation Centre, capacity 2000....

 and Brooks Bandits

Brooks Bandits

The Brooks Bandits are an ice hockey team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League. They play in Brooks, Alberta at the Centennial Regional Arena, capacity 1,704....

, as well as the St. Albert Merchants of Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

's Capital Junior Hockey League.

He first ran for office in 2004, when he was elected to St. Albert City Council

St. Albert City Council

The St. Albert City Council is the governing body of the City of St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. It is composed of a mayor and six councillors, aldermen prior to 2001...

  as one of six councillors from a field of twenty candidates. In May 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

Paul Chalifoux

Paul Chalifoux is a politician and the former mayor of St. Albert, Alberta, He has served two terms as mayor, first one having taken place from 1998 to 2001 and the second from 2004 to 2007....

. Chalifoux subsequently announced that he was leaving municipal politics. On May 31, Crouse announced that he was running for mayor. He defeated former mayor Richard Plain

Richard Plain

Richard Plain is a Canadian politician. Plain is the former mayor of St. Albert, Alberta, having served from 1974 to 1977 and again from 2001 to 2004. In February 2007, he announced that he would seek a third term as mayor in the 2007 election....

and a local unknown Gary Woo to capture the office. On October 18, 2010, he was elected to a second term after defeating local resident Shelley Biermanski.<