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“Prosperity through Partnership”

ITINERARY

NCLGA PRESIDENT’S REPORT

First, I would like to acknowledge that our conference is taking place on the traditional territory of the Treaty 8 nations, and I’d thank them for their hospitality during this event.

On behalf of the NCLGA Executive and our staff, it is my pleasure to welcome you to our 61st Annual General Meeting and Convention in the beautiful South Peace.

Across the region, our communities have experienced a host of hurdles: oil & gas negotiations, mill closures, staff changeovers, forest fires and more have provided us again and again with significant challenges. It never gets easier living in the north!

But from our experience and difficulties, our knowledge and history grows. The theme of this convention is ‘Prosperity through Partnership’ because even though our communities are diverse, vibrant, and unique, we encounter many of the same situations. Truly take the next few days to expand your knowledge, introduce yourself to others, and learn from the years of experience in the room with you. From biologists to business owners, our collective knowledge base spans much further than simply politics.

This convention is designed to conduct NCLGA business and to network with your peers, but it is also a

time to reflect on what our association has accomplished in the past year: multiple Executive resolutions

have reached the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ floor; faster Ministerial response times on

community resolutions recorded; Memorandum of Understandings signed with OBAC, Northern

Development, Fraser Basin Council, and the University of Northern BC; better working relationships with

Provincial Ministries, post-secondary institutions, and healthcare providers; and the list goes on.

In closing, I would like to say that it has been a pleasure and honour to serve as your President these past

two years. I look forward to another great year with the NCLGA’s Executive, and wish our communities all

the best for 2016.

Yours sincerely,

Brian Frenkel

President, NCLGA

Councillor, District of Vanderhoof

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WELCOME FROM HOST COMMUNITIES

On behalf of the communities of Chetwynd, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, Pouce Coupe and the Peace River Regional District, we are pleased to welcome all the North Central Local Government Association delegates to the gateway to the Peace!

The theme of this year’s conference is ‘Prosperity through Partnership’. In many ways, the Peace River Regional District exemplifies this theme as it encompasses approximately twelve million hectares (120,000 square kilometers), which is roughly four (4) times the size of Vancouver Island. With such a large geographic footprint, the Regional District has had to learn to work together.

When in Dawson Creek, you will find the community warm, welcoming and a lot of fun with an amazing quality of life! Residents and visitors alike enjoy the multitude of amenities including, but not limited to; the Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts and the Encana Events Centre. From quadding to boating, hiking, fishing and golf, Dawson Creek has an endless array of activities to partake in.

While you are in the area, do yourself the favor of touring Chetwynd, some of its industries, and the chainsaw sculptures. To highlight Chetwynd’s dependence on the forests, a remarkable annual event in invitational chainsaw sculpture has grown up over the last decade. Held in June of each year, this event draws hundreds of visitors. We invite you to mark its date on your busy schedule and take a break to indulge your eyes in this world-class competition.

Pouce Coupe is proud to display its long and diverse history by having artifacts that date back to 1889. Everything on display has been donated by local residents of the Village. Come out and enjoy the journey through the Heritage House, A Trapper’s Cabin and the original NAR Train Station. Don’t forget to ask for directions to our Famous Wooden Train Trestle Bridge.

Tumbler Ridge is excited to welcome NCLGA delegates to our internationally recognized tourism destinations. Starting with our brand new log visitor center and following with geological formations like the Shipyard and Titanic and waterfalls higher than Niagara like Kinuseo. It would take a life to see everything our newly designated UNESCO Geopark has to offer!

We would also like to take the opportunity to thank the organizers of the conference, as the success of any conference ultimately depends on the many people behind it! On behalf the South Peace Region, we extend a warm northern welcome to the South Peace!

Sincerely, Mayors Bumstead (Dawson Creek), Nichols (Chetwynd), Lavoie (Pouce Coupe), and McPherson (Tumbler Ridge).

McPherson

Bumstead

Nichols

Lavoie

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MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER

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TRADESHOW

1 Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Rail Safety 2 International Association of Firefighters 3 D&D Well Services 4 Peace Radon Protection 5 Spectra Energy 6 Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers 7 British Columbia Forest Practices Board 8 Ministry of Jobs, Tourism & Skills Training 9 Spinal Cord Injury BC 10 BC Transit

11 Northern Development Initiative Trust 12 BC Assessment 13 Insurance Corporation of British Columbia 14 North East BC Coal 15 TransCanada 16 BC Hydro 17 British Columbia Lottery Corporation 18 Port of Prince Rupert 19 Charles Scott Consulting 20 Council of Forest Industries

21 Peace River Regional District 22 MNP LLP 23 Northern Health 24 McElhaney Consulting 25 Urban Systems 26 Raven Events 27 E-Comm 911 28 Blackwater New Gold 29 Northern Environmental Action Team 30 Great Canadian Gaming Corporation

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CONVENTION HOSTS

Master of Ceremonies Joel McKay Director of Communications Northern Development

Joel McKay joined the Northern Development executive team in June 2012, where he handles the Trust’s communications and marketing, economic research and analysis and Fabulous Festivals and Events grant program.

Joel was previously Assignment Editor at Business in Vancouver Newspaper where he was responsible for leading a team of journalists. Prior to that, Joel was the natural resources reporter at Business in Vancouver covering forestry, mining, oil and gas, fisheries and First Nations issues across the province. For the past four years Joel has led a successful communications services program that has provided public relations capacity to small local governments and First Nations throughout rural B.C.

Joel is editor of the Small Town P.R. Playbook, a Jack Webster award winning journalist, was named one of Prince George’s Top 40 Under 40 business leaders in 2013, an alumni of the 2015 Governor General’s Canadian Leadership Conference and a regular columnist for Business in Vancouver focusing on economic and northern issues.

2016 Convention AGM Co-Chair Shaely Wilbur Second Vice President NCLGA

Wilbur was involved in politics from the get go: “If you were old enough to vote - you voted!” Since then she has worked on campaigns for MLAs and MPs, as a City Councillor, and more recently, Director at Large & 2nd Vice President for NCLGA. Inspired by the need to give back and lift people up, Shaely uses her role in politics to address societal imbalances. Her can-do attitude makes goals seem more reachable, and her ability to see the promise within each individual is remarkable. She currently volunteers her time to assist her community’s self-advocates and those struggling to obtain their greatest potential. Shaely believes in solutions; whether that is at the Council table, as an Alternate Director for the PRRD, Community Champion for Love Northern BC, and Chair of the Dawson Creek Health Committee, Liaison to the Dawson Creek and District Chamber of Commerce or as a Volunteer; you will never hear her use the word impossible. Shaely takes pride in striving for inclusivity, believing that together all things are possible and that community truly means all of us, regardless of where we call home. When asked for lasting advice, she believes ‘we should be inspired, by who we are – our talents, our heritage and that is what as individuals we should bring to the table; that is how we will make positive change where it is needed.”

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2016 Convention AGM Co-Chair Cheryl Shuman Director at Large NCLGA

A proud “Northerner,” Cheryl Shuman enjoys making her

home in the South Peace region of BC. Cheryl, her husband

Clint, and their three children are active members of the

City of Dawson Creek. Cheryl is passionate about the

environment and sustainability and is the Chair of the South

Peace Chapter of the BC Sustainable Energy Association, a

Director at The Canadian Solar Cities Project, Director at the

Community Energy Association and has served two terms

on the board of The Recycling Council of B.C.

Cheryl is a third term Councillor for the City of Dawson

Creek and also serves as an Alternate Director at the Peace

River Regional District. Cheryl is serving her third term as

Director at Large on the Union of BC Municipalities board

of directors and she is seeking a second term at the North

Central Local Government Association as a Director.

In her spare time Cheryl participates on local committees

such as Success by Six, Kiwanis Performing Arts Society,

Dawson Creek Harm Reduction Committee and is Chair of

the Dawson Creek Chapter of KidSport. Cheryl is an avid

nordic and alpine skier and in summer enjoys soccer, golf

and travelling throughout BC.

NCLGA Executive

President Brian Frenkel, Councillor for Vanderhoof

Vice President Laurey-Anne Roodenburg, Councillor for Quesnel

Past President Bruce Christensen, Councillor for Fort St. John

Second Vice President Shaely Wilbur, Councillor for Dawson Creek

Director at Large Cheryl Shuman, Councillor for Dawson Creek

Director at Large Gord Klassen, Councillor for Fort St. John

Director at Large Laurie Walters, Councillor for Williams Lake

Cariboo Regional District Joan Sorley, Director for CRD

Bulkley-Nechako Regional District Luke Strimbold, Mayor of Burns Lake

Fraser-Fort George Regional District Pat Crook, Mayor of Mackenzie

Kitimat-Stikine Regional District James Cordeiro, Councillor for Terrace

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Todd Osbourne, Councillor for Fort Nelson

Peace River Regional District Brad Sperling, Director for PRRD

Skeena Queen Charlotte Regional District Dave MacDonald, Mayor of Port Edward

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH AGENDA

THURSDAY, MAY 5TH AGENDA

TIME EVENT DETAILS

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM Breakfast Geoscience and Mineral Exploration and Development in Northern BC

Speakers:

Carlos Salas, Vice President, Energy, GeoscienceBC

Glen Wonders, Vice President, Technical &Government Affairs, AME BC

8:30 AM – 8:30 PM Tradeshow

TIME EVENT DETAILS

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration & Tradeshow Setup

Coffee bar/ charging station available

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Energy Tour Depart from Encana Events Centre. During this tour you will have a chance to see the Energy House, take in the Village of Pouce Coupe, tour the Bear Mountain Wind Park and have a tour of the Site ‘C’ Clean Energy Project. Lunch will be included.

8:30 AM – 4:30 PM South Peace Circle Tour Depart from Encana Events Centre. During this tour you will have a chance to explore Tumbler Ridge, including the Dinosaur Discovery Gallery as well as lunch and continue the circle through to Chetwynd where you will see the world class chainsaw carvings and tour the pellet mill.

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Northern Medical Program Trust (NMPT) AGM

Encana Events Centre Room: Catering and Food Services

5:30 PM – 8:00 PM Welcome Reception

Community Leadership Awards Presentation

Encana Events Centre Network, reconnect; enjoy great food, birthday cake, Pow Wow dancers, ad lib toasts and more! This year, we’ll also be presenting our first annual Community Leadership Awards.

8:00 PM – 10:30 PM Wine & Cheese Reception

Chances Casino will be hosting a free wine & cheese event at the casino after the NCLGA Welcome Reception. Come mingle with other delegates, and relax!

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TIME EVENT DETAILS

9:00 AM – 3:30 PM Partners’ Program: Art Tour

Breakfast, Art Gallery, Murals, Calvin Kruk Centre for the Arts

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Opening Ceremonies and Address from UBCM President

President Al Richmond (UBCM) President Brian Frenkel (NCLGA Chief Derek Orr (MLIB)

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Annual General Meeting Session 1

President’s Report

Adoption of Minutes

Financial Statements

Nominations Committee Report

Nominations from the floor for NCLGAExecutive

Speeches for First Slate ‐ Table Officers

10:00 AM – 10:15 AM Municipal Finance Authority Update

Municipal Insurance Association Update

Chair Al Richmond (Cariboo Regional District)

Councillor Gord Klassen (City of Fort St. John)

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM Refreshment Break

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Northern Development Initiative Trust Presentation

Speaker: CEO, Janine North

10:45 AM – 12:00 PM Annual General Meeting Session 2

Councillor Bruce Christensen (Fort St John)

Resolutions Procedures Briefing

Resolutions Debate

Voting Booth Opens

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break & Speaker Session

Speaker: Dr. Charles Helm One of North America’s only global geoparks, a mystery cave and more!

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Annual General Meeting Session 3

Results of the First Ballot

Nominations from the Floor ‐ Director at Large

Candidate Speeches ‐ Director at Large

Additional Resolutions Debate

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Panel Session Boom & Bust: Growing Pains

Moderator: Councillor Cheryl Shuman Panelists:

CAO, Heather Avison (Terrace)

CAO, Jim Chute (Dawson Creek)

Sue Kenny, Community Futures Peace Liard

CAO, Peter Weeber (Mackenzie)

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Refreshment Break

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TIME EVENT DETAILS

3:15 PM – 4:30 PM Panel Session First Nations & Local Governments: First Steps Toward a Better Tomorrow

Moderator: Director Joan Sorley Panelists:

Chief Roger William, Xeni Gwet’in First Nation

Mayor Luke Strimbold, Burns Lake

President Bruce Dumont, BC Metis Nation

George Hemeon, Indigenous Contracting,TransCanada

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM Chief Administrative Officer Forum

Private Event Hosted by Jim Chute, the CAO of Dawson Creek

6:30 PM – 11:00 PM NCLGA Banquet & Ceremonial Presentations

Awards, live music and a keynote address from NHL Veteran, Broadcaster and Author, Ryan Walter.

FRIDAY, MAY 6TH AGENDA

TIME EVENT DETAILS

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM Breakfast Project Update and Q&A with TransCanada Pipelines

With four major projects in BC, this is your chance to hear from one of Canada’s largest pipeline companies, ask questions, meet key players and give feedback.

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM Panel Session The Future of Forestry

Moderator: Councillor Brian Frenkel Panelists:

Mayor Shane Brienen (Houston)

Hon. John Rustad, Minister for AboriginalRelations and Reconcilliation

Lynn Embury-Williams (WoodWorks BC)

Tim Ryan, Chair of the BC Forest PracticesBoard

Chief Derek Orr (MLIB)

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM Refreshment Break

9:30 AM – 10:45 AM Panel Session The Future of Agriculture

Moderator: Councillor Laurie Walters Panelists:

Ken Veldman, Port of Prince Rupert

Councillor Jillian Merrick (Agri-EconomicDevelopment Specialist)

Frank Leonard, Chair of the Agricultural LandCommission

10:45 – 11:00 AM Refreshment Break

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TIME EVENT DETAILS

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Panel Session Water: A discussion around the use & security of this precious resource

Moderator: Councillor James Cordeiro Panelists:

Bob Gammer, BC Hydro

Terry Robert, Fraser Basin Council

Carlos Salas, GeoScience BC

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch & Prize Draw

Address fromProvincial Ministers

Farewell from HostCommittee

Announcing of2017 HostCommunity

60” Telus TV draw

Provincial Representatives:

Hon. Mike Bernier, Minister of Education

Hon. John Rustad, Minister of AboriginalRelations and Reconciliation

MLA Linda Reimer, Parliamentary Secretary tothe Minister of Community, Sport and CulturalDevelopment for Communities

2:00 PM – 4:00 PM BC Mayors’ Climate Leadership Council Present: Energy Leadership Workshop

This half-day workshop facilitated by the Community Energy Association (CEA) will increase your knowledge of what your peers are doing, identify opportunities for your community, discuss ways to overcome challenges, and network with peers in your region.

SATURDAY, MAY 7TH AGENDA

TIME EVENT DETAILS

6:00 AM – 7:30 PM Alberta Oil Sands Tour Pick Up and Drop Off at the Encana Events Centre. Enjoy an all-expenses paid flight and guided tour of Alberta’s oil sands. With two major accesses-to-market projects impacting nearly every community in our region, Northern BC leaders have an opportunity to ask the tough questions, give feedback and learn more. Lunch and all necessary transportation will be provided.

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2016 NCLGA SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM: Geoscience & Mineral Exploration and Development

Carlos Salas Vice President, Energy Geoscience BC

Carlos Salas is a professional geologist with over twenty-five years of wide-ranging industry experience in all facets of oil and gas exploration and has held senior positions, along with directorships in public and private companies. Initially schooled as a fluvial sedimentologist (B.Sc. McMaster University, M.Sc. University of Ottawa, 1986), Mr. Salas has used his well-rounded technical background as an explorationist throughout the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, northern and eastern Canada, various basins throughout the United States and internationally.

He is currently at Geoscience BC, a publically-funded, non-profit organization, in the capacity of Vice President, Energy where he is providing technical leadership to initiatives promoting informed resource management decision-making through earth science.

Mr. Salas is a professional geologist with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) and a member of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.

Glen Wonders Vice President, Technical & Government Affairs AME BC

Glen represents the interests of the 5000 members of AME BC in government and international affairs, Aboriginal relations, regulatory matters, land use and access issues, taxation and mineral exploration financing issues. Glen has also worked in business development and operations management for an engineering firm, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for Terrane Metals Corporation in charge regulatory approvals for the Mount Milligan Gold and Copper Mine, now owned and operated by Thompson Creek Metals. Glen also held senior positions

in the Government of BC’s Mining and Minerals Division.

Prior to his mining career Glen worked in the forest industry in government, the private sector and as a self-employed consultant. Glen’s has a BSc. in Forestry (U of Alberta 1985), and a Master of Business Administration (Royal Roads 2005). He maintains Registered Professional Forester Status, and is currently the volunteer Chair of the Board of Directors for the Duz Cho Group of Companies and a Director of the Canadian Institute of Mining – North Central BC Chapter and a committee member of Minerals North Conference Association Committee.

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9:00 AM – 10:15 AM: Opening Ceremonies

Al Richmond President Union of British Columbian Municipalities

Al Richmond was first elected to the Cariboo Regional District in 1993. He has served seven consecutive three-year terms to represent Electoral Area “G” in the south Cariboo. In 2014 he was re-elected to the Cariboo Regional District Board and is currently enjoying his eighth term as the CRD Chair. Previous to this posting, he served as the Cariboo Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Chair from 1999 to January 2009, prior to which he served three years as Vice-Chair.

In 2008, Al was elected to the UBCM executive as the Electoral Area representative and served in that capacity until being elected 3rd Vice-President in 2012. He is currently serving as President for UBCM after his election in 2015.

Al served as Co-Chair of UBCM's Select Committee on Local Government Finance which presented its findings in a white paper to the 2013 UBCM Convention in Vancouver and was adopted unanimously by the membership. Al also serves as the Chair of the UBCM Healthy Communities Committee and Chair of the Emergency Medical Assistance Education Fund. He currently represents UBCM on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Board, the Fire Chiefs Association of B.C. Board and the Provincial Fire Service Advisory Committee.

Brian Frenkel President North Central Local Government Association

Brian moved to Vanderhoof from Prince George in 1983 to work for Avison Management, where he is now a Director. He started out as a community volunteer for the Vanderhoof International Airshow and Northern Wood Forums in the 80s and 90s. When a by-election came up in 1995, he and his wife felt there needed to be a young family voice on town council. Brian has now been an elected Councillor in Vanderhoof for over 10 years.

Brian’s passion to help the North soon outgrew council, and he found himself as an NCLGA Board Member, and more recently, President of the NCLGA. “My passion is to help the North, the small communities, the underdogs. It excites me to fight for basic services, such as better health care and transportation that large, southern communities take for granted.”

Most recently, Brian spearheaded UBCM’s Greater Community Consultation = Better Forestry Decisions research project as their representative on the Community Economic Development Committee, and has been involved in numerous other provincial board appointments as part of his advocacy role for the NCLGA.

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Derek Orr Chief McLeod Lake Indian Band

Chief Derek Orr is Chief of the McLeod Lake Indian Band. Previously, he was a Youth Councillor with the McLeod Lake Indian Band and a Land Referral Officer with the same band. Active in his community, Chief Orr serves as a Director on the board of Duz Cho Logging and Duz Cho Construction as well as on the boards of Summit Pipelines and the McLeod Lake Indian Band Exploration Corporation. Mr. Orr is a graduate of the Business Management Program at the College of New Caledonia and is a certified life skills coach trainer.

Gord Klassen NCLGA Representative Municipal Insurance Association

Gord grew up in Fort St. John and, after his career took him away from the community for several years, he was excited to move back home to Fort St. John with his wife and family in 1998.

From a young age, Klassen knew the value of long-term strategic planning. Gord uses that strategic focus in his current career as a management consultant, coaching business and organization leaders in long-term planning and priorities, goal setting, and sustainability. Klassen has a long history of community service,

acting as Chair of the Fort St. John Hospital Ethics Committee, Chaplain to the Fort St. John Fire Department, and an Auxiliary Fire Fighter. After serving for two terms on the Board of Education for School District #60 (Peace River North), he was elected to Fort St. John City Council in 2011.

He is currently serving his second term as Councillor and was appointed Alternate Director to the Peace River Regional District. He also serves on the North Peace Leisure Pool Civic Properties Commission and Fort St. John Public Library Board of Directors. He is on the Board of the UNBC Northern Medical Programs Trust (NMPT), as well as the MIABC’s Board of Directors, where he lends his expertise to the Member Services and Claims Committees.

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10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: Northern Development Initiative Trust Presentation

Janine North Chief Executive Officer Northern Development Initiative Trust

Janine North is the Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Initiative Trust, a quarter billion dollar regional development corporation focused on building a stronger economy across central and northern British Columbia. Her background spans the resource sector; including managing logging and trucking companies as well as Forest Districts. Ms. North is a director on the BC Hydro and ViaSport boards. She previously served on the boards of Junior Achievement of BC, Business Council of British Columbia, Canadian Sport Institute, Association of

Mineral Exploration of BC, Central Interior Logging Association, Nechako-Kitamaat Development Fund and the Agricultural Institute of Canada.

Her commitment to excellence has been recognized through being honoured as one of the fifty most influential women in B.C., the Influential Women in Business Award, Association for Mineral Exploration of BC Honourary Service Roll, University of Northern B.C. Honourary Lifetime Alumni, Northern B.C.'s Woman of Influence and Impact, Northern B.C. Mentor of the Year to Industry and Business, Northern B.C. Newsmaker of the Year, and Central Interior Logging Association Contractor of the Year.

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch Break & Speaker Session

Dr. Charles Helm Vice President & Founding Member Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation

Charles Helm is a South African-born family physician and author, who has lived in Tumbler Ridge for 25 years with his wife Linda and children Daniel and Carina. He is a founder member and Secretary of the Wolverine Nordic & Mountain Society, and has helped design, build and maintain over 100 kilometres of trails to geological attractions. He is a founder member and current Vice President of the Tumbler Ridge Museum Foundation, and has made numerous dinosaur trackway and vertebrate palaeontological discoveries. He is the Past President of the

Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark, which is the second UNESCO Global Geopark in North America and the first in the west. His books feature the natural history of Tumbler Ridge, hiking guides, northern B.C. history and a kids' book on dinosaurs.

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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Boom & Bust, Growing Pains

Heather Avison Chief Administrative Officer City of Terrace

Heather Avison has been the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Terrace since July 2012 and has 24 years of service with the organization in various capacities. Historically a robust, forestry-based community, Terrace has been experiencing an economic downturn for the past fifteen plus years. The economy of Terrace turned around in 2011 with the mention of three little letters “LNG” … Liquefied Natural Gas.

Since that time Heather has had the challenge of managing growth in the community to a degree that has never been seen before, still with a small operating budget and a meager industrial tax base, putting the bulk of the burden on commercial and residential tax payers. The location of Terrace is 63 kilometres north of Kitimat and 143 kilometres east of Prince Rupert with all road and rail traffic to these communities travelling through Terrace first. Although Terrace will not have an LNG facility or an LNG pipeline in the community it is positioned well to be the service and supply centre for industry in the region. With this comes both benefits and challenges and Heather’s Council and administrative team are committed to collaborating with the region, higher levels of government, and industry to ensure that their community remains strong and healthy throughout the economic transformation.

Jim Chute Chief Administrative Officer City of Dawson Creek

Jim Chute is currently the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Dawson Creek. In the over thirty-five years Jim has been employed in local government in British Columbia he has held positions as an Engineering Assistant, Business Licence/Bylaw Inspector, Director of Regulatory Services, Administrative Assistant, Deputy Treasurer, Director of Personnel, Corporate Administrator and Deputy Administrator. Prior to making the move to municipal government, Jim was a Construction Project Coordinator with the Alberta Ministry of

Transportation, specializing in building bridges (literally, not figuratively). In earlier days, Jim was in the Private Sector as Manager of a Retail Store, Traveling Salesman and Hotel Food and Beverage Manager. The latter position fully prepared Jim for his current role as patron of such facilities. Jim is a proud graduate of the University of Alberta’s Commerce and Business faculties; however, the lessons learned in three months as a dog catcher have served Jim at least as well as seven years of formal post-secondary education.

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Sue Kenney General Manager Community Futures Peace Liard

Sue Kenny is currently the General Manager for Community Futures Peace Liard (CFPL) and has been an employee of Community Futures for 15 years and a past board member for three years. CFPL covers the northeast corner of BC including 8 municipalities, several first nations’ communities and surrounding rural areas. Her role is to ensure that business services are available to existing and new businesses in the entire region.

Sue also represents this region in promoting economic initiatives as well as assisting communities in developing economic strategies and sourcing or providing resources to implement them. Sue achieves this by having a working relationship with other economic practitioners in the area, as Coordinator for the South Peace Economic Commission, Member of the newly appointed British Columbia Rural Advisory Committee, President of the Tumbler Ridge UNESCO Global Geopark, Treasurer for the BC Economic Development Association for seven years and Past Executive Director for the Northeast Regional Community Foundation, Past Alternate Director for the Northeast Regional Advisory Committee for Northern Development Trust, Past Alternate Director for the Peace River Regional District and past City Councilor for the City of Dawson Creek. Sue served two consecutive terms on Dawson Creek City Council.

Peter Weeber Chief Administrative Officer District of Mackenzie

Peter is a proud northerner and has been working in local government and as a private sector manager for 19 years. He started his career in the forest industry working as a High Lead Logger in the Terrace area. After the collapse of the forest industry in the mid 1990’s Peter transitioned into private sector management and then into local government in 2000. Peter He brings a unique perspective to the discussion having experienced the challenges of a boom and bust environment as both a forest worker and a local government leader.

Peter believes that the future stability of BC’s northern region is dependent on a sustainable and diverse resource sector. Working together, northern communities must become engaged in the sustainability conversation and assume responsibility for the long-term interests of British Columbia’s northern municipalities.

In addition to sustainable resource management the further development of Fair Share Profit opportunities and Impact Benefit Agreements are important tools to help communities prepare for downturns and survive transitional periods.

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3:15 PM – 4:30 PM: First Nations & Local Governments: First Steps Toward a Better Tomorrow

Roger William

Chief

Xeni Gwet’in First

Nation

Luke Strimbold

Mayor

Village of Burns Lake

George Hemeon

Indigenous

Contracting

TransCanada

Bruce Dumont

President

BC Métis Nation

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6:30 PM – 11:00 PM: NCLGA Banquet & Ceremonial Presentations

Ryan Walter NHL Alumni, Author and Motivational Speaker

Ryan Walter played and coached more than 1100 games over 17 seasons in the

National Hockey League. Drafted second overall by the Washington Capitals in

1978, Ryan was named the youngest NHL captain in his second of 4 seasons,

played 9 seasons and won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens, and

returned to his home town to play his last 2 seasons for the Vancouver Canucks.

He was named Team Canada Captain in the World Junior Tournament, was

selected to play in the NHL All-Star game and for Team Canada in 4 World

Championships, became a Vice-President of the National Hockey League Players Association, and was

honoured as NHL Man of the Year in 1992. Ryan has been inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame, the

Burnaby Sports Hall of Fame, named to the 30 all-time Washington Capitals’ Dream team, the top 50 all-time

BCHL players and the top 100 Montreal Canadiens in 100 years.

Ryan has a Master of Arts Degree in Leadership/Business. He is the author of 5 books, the creator of the board

game Trade Deadline Hockey, and a regular contributor to both online and print magazines and newspapers.

Ryan serves on the Hockey Canada Foundation’s Board of Directors and is a member of the Seton Hall Stillman

School of Business Leadership Advisory Council.

Currently the President of the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Heat, Ryan won a Gold Medal at his

inaugural 4 Nations Cup tournament as Head Coach of Canada's National Women's Hockey Team. He has been

an NHL coach, co-founder and president of two start-up companies, a TV hockey analyst, and a hockey adviser

and actor for both television and movies. Ryan's enthusiasm from the page, the screen, the bench, the

boardroom, and the podium is contagious as he fulfills his mission to "Inspire the hungry spirit!"

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8:00 AM – 9:15 AM: The Future of Forestry

Honourable John Rustad Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Province of British Columbia

John Rustad was re-elected to represent the riding of Nechako Lakes in 2013 and was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation on June 10, 2013.

He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and as a member of the Environment and Land Use Committee, Legislative Review Committee, Treasury Board, Select Standing Committee on Education, Select Standing Committee on

Public Accounts and Select Standing Committee on Health.

Rustad was born and raised in Prince George and has lived all of his life in northern B.C. He grew up enjoying fishing and hunting. In 2009, he and his wife, Kim, moved to Cluculz Lake where they enjoy the peace and beauty of rural living.

Lynn Embury-Williams Executive Director

WoodWorksBC

Lynn Embury-Williams, Executive Director for Wood WORKS!, BC joined the BC program in 2014.

Previously the Director of Marketing and Business Development at Canfor, Lynn brings a wealth of experience and expertise in the areas of marketing and business development.

She is also presently the Chair of the NEWBuildS Forestry Network Program, with a goal of advancing scientific knowledge and construction technologies that will enable wood-based products to be used in mid-rise and non-residential construction.

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Tim Ryan Chair BC Forest Practices Board

Chair of the Forest Practices Board, Tim Ryan has worked in the forest sector for more than 35 years, the past 21 in leadership positions in B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario and Minnesota.

Formerly Chief Forester and Director of Woodlands Operations with Vancouver's Ledcor Resources and Transportation, Tim spent much of his career with Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd., where he was Vice President responsible for timberland operations, corporate forest and environmental policy and bioenergy.

He also served as Manager of Forestry with the Cariboo Lumber Manufacturers Association and is past president of the Alberta Chamber of Resources and former board member of the Alberta Forest Products Association. Tim Ryan is a Registered Professional Forester in BC and he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from the University of Alberta.

Derek Orr Chief McLeod Lake Indian Band

Chief Derek Orr is Chief of the McLeod Lake Indian Band. Previously, he was a Youth Councillor with the McLeod Lake Indian Band and a Land Referral Officer with the same band. Active in his community, Chief Orr serves as a Director on the board of Duz Cho Logging and Duz Cho Construction as well as on the boards of Summit Pipelines and the McLeod Lake Indian Band Exploration Corporation. Mr. Orr is a graduate of the Business Management Program at the College of New Caledonia and is a certified life skills coach trainer.

Shane Brienen Mayor District of Houston Mayor Shane Brienen has served the District of Houston since November 2005,

first as a three term City Councillor and then as the District’s Mayor following

the 2014 Municipal Election. He is a director of the Regional District of Bulkley-

Nechako, the Omenica Beetle Coalition, and the Northwest Regional Hospital

District Board. Shane works for Canadian Forest Products in Houston and is an

active volunteer in the community, coaching youth and adult sports.

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9:30 AM – 10:45 AM: The Future of Agriculture

Ken Veldman Director, Public Affairs Port of Prince Rupert

Ken is responsible for leading the Port’s relationships with governments, communities, and stakeholders. His focus is on ensuring this vital network is aware and engaged in the Port of Prince Rupert’s expanding role as Canada’s natural gateway to Asia Pacific markets.

Ken has over 20 years’ experience in economic development, including senior roles in the Terrace Economic Development Authority, Initiatives Prince George,

and Vancouver Economic Development Commission. Most recently, Ken played a key role for the BC Olympic Winter Games Secretariat by engaging BC companies in the business of Vancouver 2010 and global sport. Born and raised in British Columbia, Ken has a degree in Finance and Economics form Simon Fraser University.

Jillian Merrick Councillor, City of Prince George Agri-Economic Development Specialist

For the past five years, Jillian Merrick has dedicated her professional career to agriculture economic development in BC’s north central interior. As the former coordinator of the innovative Beyond the Market project, she has worked hands-on with hundreds of small farm operators in starting, growing and transitioning their businesses. She is a strong advocate for the agriculture in northern BC and firmly believes that the industry deserves far more celebration, recognition and investment than it currently receives.

In the next 20 years, the northern interior region could become one of the most important agriculture regions in the province, and all levels of government have a responsibility to better incorporate agriculture into their land use and economic development strategies. Jillian has recently transitioned from the Beyond the Market project to her own firm, Jillenium Consulting. Jillian also serves as a Councillor in the City of Prince George and Board Director for Integris Credit Union. In her spare time, she runs an online retail business, partnering with local farms in the Peace, Robson Valley and Bulkley Valley regions to bring premium, northern BC grown garlic to the online marketplace.

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Frank Leonard Chair Agricultural Land Commission

Frank Leonard served as a Director of the BC Chamber of Commerce, President of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce, and on the boards of local tourism and economic development groups. Frank has a B.A. (Honours) and M.A. from the University of Victoria, and has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Program (ICD.D)

Frank was Mayor of Saanich and Chair of the Police Board from 1996-2014 after serving as a Councillor from 1986. While in public office, Frank chaired the Municipal Finance Authority of BC, was President of the Union of BC Municipalities and a Director of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. He has also served as Chair of the Capital Regional District, the Hospital District and the region’s Housing Corporation. Frank is currently Chair of the Agricultural Land Commission, is Chair of Parkbridge Lifestyles Communities, and is Chair of the Municipal Pension Plan and a Director of the Victoria Airport Authority. He has previously served as a Director of the BC Investment Management Corporation.

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Water: A discussion around the use & security of this precious resource

Bob Gammer Community Relations Manager, North BC Hydro

Bob Gammer is BC Hydro’s Northern Community Relations manager. Based in Prince George, Bob is responsible for the company’s relationship with local government elected officials and CAOs, MLAs and the media in an area covering almost all of the NCLGA territory. A BCIT grad and former broadcaster, Bob joined BC Hydro in 1999 and has worked as a Community Relations team member in Castlegar and Vernon prior to moving to the Central Interior in 2005.

Bob enjoys travelling around the Northern region for work meeting with community leaders. But it’s not all travel – most days are spent at the office addressing municipal requests and issues, individual customer issues, capital projects, corporate donations and communicating about power outages. Most-likely you’ve heard Bob on the radio at some point in the past 10 years updating listeners on when the power is coming back on!

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Terry Robert Regional Manager, Upper Fraser Fraser Basin Council

Terry Robert is a Senior Manager (Northern British Columbia) with the Fraser Basin Council (FBC), and has been with the Council since 2005. Climate change, water and air are a key focus for FBC, and Terry has managed programs on climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, and air quality improvement. He helped lead several innovative initiatives through the:

BC Regional Adaptation Collaborative;

Natural Resources Canada Climate Change Assessment ExpertsCommittee,

Nechako Watershed Roundtable,

Western Canada Bio-Energy Market Development Program,

Prince George Air Improvement Roundtable,

Remote Community Implementation Program, and

Clean Air Research Fund.

Terry has a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Management with a major in Forestry and minors in Environmental Planning and Geomorphology; as well as Master’s degree focused on public education and engagement on complex resource management issues.

Carlos Salas Vice President, Energy Geoscience BC

Carlos Salas is a professional geologist with over twenty five years of wide-ranging industry experience in all facets of oil and gas exploration and has held senior positions, along with directorships in public and private companies. Initially schooled as a fluvial sedimentologist (B.Sc. McMaster University, M.Sc. University of Ottawa, 1986), Mr. Salas has used his well-rounded technical background as an explorationist throughout the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, northern and eastern Canada, various basins throughout the United

States and internationally. He is currently at Geoscience BC, a publically-funded, non-profit organization, in the capacity of Vice President, Energy where he is providing technical leadership to initiatives promoting informed resource management decision-making through earth science.

Mr. Salas is a professional geologist with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC (APEGBC) and a member of the Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists.

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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Address from Provincial Ministers

Honourable Mike Bernier Minister for Education Province of British Columbia

Mike Bernier was elected MLA for Peace River South on May 14, 2013. On July 30, 2015, Mike was appointed to the post of Minister of Education.

Previously, from December 2014 to July 2015, he served as Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment for the Minister of Environment. He also serves on the Cabinet Committee on Strong Economy.

Before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Mike served as Mayor of Dawson Creek. He was first elected Mayor in 2008 and was

re-elected in 2011, and also served as a Dawson Creek City councillor from 2005 to 2008.

Mike is the Past President of the North Central Local Government Association. He has also served on the Peace River Regional District, the B.C. Mayors Climate Leadership Council, the Community Energy Association, the Council of Resource Community Mayors, Northeast Regional Advisory Committee, Site C Regional and Local Government Liaison Committee, Northern Development Initiative Trust, and the South Peace Economic Development Commission.

Honourable John Rustad Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Province of British Columbia

John Rustad was re-elected to represent the riding of Nechako Lakes in 2013 and was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation on June 10, 2013.

He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and as a member of the Environment and Land Use Committee, Legislative Review Committee, Treasury Board, Select Standing Committee on Education, Select Standing Committee on

Public Accounts and Select Standing Committee on Health.

Rustad was born and raised in Prince George and has lived all of his life in northern B.C. He grew up enjoying fishing and hunting. In 2009, he and his wife, Kim, moved to Cluculz Lake where they enjoy the peace and beauty of rural living.

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MLA Linda Reimer Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for Communities

Linda Reimer was elected MLA for Port Moody-Coquitlam on May 14, 2013, and currently serves as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development for Communities.

Prior to being elected to the Legislative Assembly, Linda served two terms as a Coquitlam City Councillor.

Linda was a representative on the Tri-City Planning Partnership and the Coquitlam Public Library Board. She was also Vice Chair of the Maillardville Commercial and Cultural Revitalization Advisory Committee and Chair of the Coquitlam City Multiculturalism Advisory Committee.

Linda served as alternate on the former Metro Vancouver Labour Relations Bureau and the Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee and was also Chair of the School District 43 City-School Board Liaison Committee. She also served for four-and-a-half years as an appointed Councillor with the BC College of Teachers.

Linda is a graduate of Simon Fraser University with a major in business and a minor in criminology. She and her husband Les have been married for 30 years and have two grown sons, Gord and Bill.

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2016 NCLGA PERFORMER BIOGRAPHIES

Scarlet Sway Banquet Band

They say married couples in bands can be a disaster but what happens when you add in two sisters as well? Believe it or not this isn’t a punchline but Dawson’s own Alt¬ Rock band, Scarlet Sway. While the family ties do have the potential to bring forth some awkward tension they in fact only strengthen the band’s chemistry. There is nothing better than sister harmonies and Kim and Karli are a prime example.

If Led Zepplin, Heart and No Doubt had a baby the end result is what Scarlet Sway’s upcoming EP (to be released summer 2016) will sound like. This intriguing new band is having a flying start playing at Sweetwater 905 Music Festival and have been rocking hard ever since.

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