The Rocky Mountain House and District Chamber of Commerce board of directors has accepted Tim Hoven’s resignation as president of the organization, effective immediately.
Vice president, Stephen Kennedy, will step into the position of Interim President for the Chamber. Chamber officials say the interim position will ensure continuity of leadership to provide operational stability until the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting in September.
“The board’s goal is to champion the staff to serve our members,” said Kennedy in a provided statement. “We’ll continue to demonstrate commitment to community, commerce and growth, demonstrated by integrity, leadership and accountability.”
Questions around Hoven’s departure
94.5 Rewind Radio reached the Rocky Chamber for further comment regarding Hoven’s resignation.
“This decision reflects a mutual agreement that the Rocky Chamber is a non-partisan organization,” said Michelle Meatheringham, executive director of the Rocky Chamber.
Hoven has been involved with the pro-Alberta separation Centurion Project, which has been at the center of an alleged voter-list privacy breach.
A database containing the names and addresses of three million Alberta voters was run by the group committed to getting Alberta to leave Canada.
The Chamber declined to comment whether Hoven’s departure was related to the matter.
Elections Alberta says Centurion was not legally entitled to have the database and went to court last week to shut it down.
An Edmonton judge has granted an injunction ordering the group to remove the database from its website.
The judge granted an April 30 injunction at the request of Elections Alberta, which is investigating how the separatist group obtained the list.
Elections Alberta told the judge the list was legally given to the pro-independence Republican Party of Alberta. However, Elections Alberta says it believes that same list ended up in the hands of the Centurion Project.
The project is led by longtime political organizer David Parker, who has said the goal is to recruit and identify those who support the idea of Alberta separating from Canada ahead of a potential fall referendum.
94.5 Rewind Radio reached out to the Centurion Project for comment, but didn’t hear back in time for publishing.
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Timelines and actions
Elections Alberta has provided an update to Albertans on timelines and steps that have been taken to resolve this issue.
On April 27, 2026, credible information was obtained suggesting the Centurion Project may be in possession of the List of Electors provided to a registered political party that was a legitimate recipient of the list. Inquiries into the validity of this information began immediately.
On April 28, 2026, the Chief Electoral Officer wrote to individuals associated with the Centurion Project to advise them that if they were accessing a List of Electors, they must immediately cease and desist.
On April 29, 2026, representatives from Elections Alberta, supported by members of the Edmonton Police Service, attended a meeting of the Centurion Project Ltd. being held in Edmonton, to ensure the cease and desist letter was received.
Event organizers were once again advised, and a copy of this directive was personally served to a representative of the Centurion Project, to immediately cease and desist accessing any information contained in the List of Electors.
On the morning of April 30, 2026, representatives from Elections Alberta and legal counsel attended Court of Kings Bench in Edmonton and applied for an ex parte emergent injunction to prohibit any further access to or use of the List of Electors. The Justice granted this injunction and the Centurion Project Ltd. is further prohibited from engaging in these extremely serious activities.
What happens now
Elections Alberta has confirmed the portion of the Centurion Project website providing access to the List of Electors is no longer available.
Elections Alberta is actively working with other appropriate agencies and organizations, including law enforcement and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, to determine the scale and scope of this matter and additional actions required.
~ with files from the Canadian Press
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