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The AA groups in an Area are sub divided into service districts. This allows the groups in a geographical district to work together to carry their message to those with an alcohol problem who are seeking a solution. They may set up a common Helpline to answer calls for help, or create committees which handle specific tasks related to an area of interest like Public Information, Corrections, Treatment, ect.

Each AA group elects a General Service Representative (GSR) who attends regularly scheduled district meetings, acting as the link between the group and district. Likewise, the GSRs in each district elect a District Committee Member (DCM) who represents them at area level meetings and assemblies.

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Area 78 Snapshot

Alcoholics Anonymous currently has over 950 meetings registered on our Area 78 website.Geographically the largest area in North America, Area 78 encompasses 1,596,867 square miles.Regions included here:

  • Alberta
  • Northwest Territories
  • Nunavut west of the 90th Meridian
  • Peace River region of Northeast BC
  • East Kootenay region of Southeast BC
  • Lloydminster and Maidstone, Saskatchewan

About Area 78

Area 78 Alberta / Northwest Territories (AB/NT) of Alcoholics Anonymous has a total land mass of 2,007,952 square kilometers. It consists of the province of Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Western Nunavut (bounded in the east on the 90th Meridian), a couple of sections of British Columbia (East Kootenay in the south and Peace River in the north), as well as a couple of towns in Saskatchewan (Lloydminster and Maidstone) located along the Yellowhead Highway near the Alberta border.  Please see our maps to get a sense of how large of an area this is!  Traveling long distances, outside of the large metropolitan areas has long been accepted as part of Area 78 service work.

Currently, there are 46 districts that make up Area 78 in its entirety. District Committee Members (DCMs) and General Service Representatives (GSRs) from each district  come together throughout the year to stay connected, to do the work that is required to keep AA functioning in AB/NT, and to share what is happening in their district. They do this at the two area assemblies and two Area Committee Meetings (ACM) held each year. The Assemblies are held in Red Deer, an Alberta community halfway between the major metropolitan centers of Calgary and Edmonton. Active districts bid for the privilege of hosting an ACM during the March Pre-conference Assembly each year.

The Northwest Territories has a population of about 48,000. The two major centers of Yellowknife and Hay River contain over two thirds the population. There is more of a challenge to reach out to communities in the north than those located south of the 60th parallel due to lack of road access. Many of the communities are only accessible by boat, plane or driving on winter ice roads. There are five districts in NT, and two are active carrying the message of sobriety through their PI/CPC and Correction committees. Though not an area policy, an area officer or committee chair visits remote communities north of 60 at least once a year.

Alberta has a population of about 4,250,000 with roughly 75% living in the Calgary-Edmonton corridor. Both cities have strong Central Office support and each has its own website. There are websites in many of the area districts. Our Area 78 website is an integral part of carrying the message of recovery to all types of remote communities. Groups are scattered throughout the province in small communities that have very few members.

Nearly all groups in Alberta are accessible by road. Because of the geographical size of Area 78 we do have increased transportation expenses for the different AA service entities (group, district, and area); these include overnight stays to and from meetings and functions. Because of the smaller size of group membership, some groups find it difficult to reach out to the public and professionals in their districts but many do have PI, CPC, and Correction committees that stay active even with membership constraints.

There are many native (aboriginal) reservations and we see many districts reaching out the hand of A.A. in many ways. One district supplies literature, and a group in the district picks up members from the reservation and transports them to and from their meeting. Members living on reservations do attend local meetings near them.

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District DCM DCM Email Address Website Address
1 Brian M dcm.d1@area78.org  
3 Chris H dcm.d3@area78.org  
4 Deb Mo dcm.d4@area78.org grandeprairieaa.com
5 Rick A dcm.d5@area78.org  
6 VACANT dcm.d6@area78.org  
7 Kevin S dcm.d7@area78.org  
9 Paula C dcm.d8@area78.org  
10 Brenda W dcm.d10@area78.org  
11 Angel M. dcm.d11@area78.org lloydminsteraa.com
12 Collette H dcm.d12@area78.org  
13 Darell M dcm.d13@area78.org  
14 Bob U dcm.d14@area78.org  
15 Tom A dcm.d15@area78.org  
16 Stewart B dcm.d16@area78.org  
17 Brad E dcm.d17@area78.org  
18 Wayne R dcm.d18@area78.org  
19 Bob H dcm.d19@area78.org  
20 Michael B dcm.d20@area78.org  
21 Deb Ma dcm.d21@area78.org  
24 Jeremy G dcm.d24@area78.org  
26 Alayna V dcm.d26@area78.org  
33 Sandra M dcm.d33@area78.org  
35 Joseph L dcm.d35@area78.org aayellowknife.ca
40 Jesica L dcm.d40@area78.org  
46 Kat C dcm.d46@area78.org  
53 Gayle L dcm.d53@area78.org  
57 Francis L dcm.d57@area78.org  
60 Keaton D dcm.d60@area78.org  
61 Hugh M dcm.d61@area78.org  
64 Jaime M dcm.d64@area78.org  
70 VACANT dcm.d70@area78.org  
73 Kelly C dcm.d73@area78.org  
74 VACANT dcm.d74@area78.org  
75 Kathryn P dcm.d75@area78.org  
77 VACANT dcm.d77@area78.org  
79 Norm S dcm.d79@area78.org  
80 Yvonne O dcm.d80@area78.org  
83 VACANT dcm.d83@area78.org  
86 Cal P dcm.d86@area78.org  
87 VACANT dcm.d87@area78.org  

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