Courtenay Council Appointments to Boards, Committees, and Commissions
November 10, 2022
The newly-elected Courtenay Council has assigned appointments to boards, committees, and commissions over the next year. The appointments were considered at a special Council meeting on November 8, 2022.
Mayor Bob Wells thanked Council for their collaboration on determining various appointments. “Our new Council is off and running, and excited that our term is underway,” said Wells. “I’d like to thank all members of Council for carefully considering each appointment to a wide variety of regional, internal, and external roles. We’re eager to represent the City of Courtenay while working collaboratively within the Comox Valley region.”
Appointments are considered by Council annually. Board, committee, and commission meetings are in addition to regular meetings of Council.
COMOX VALLEY REGIONAL DISTRICT (CVRD)
| CVRD Board of Directors | |
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Four appointed, 19 votes total: Councillor Melanie McCollum: 5 votes Councillor Wendy Morin: 5 votes Councillor Will Cole-Hamilton: 5 votes Councillor Doug Hillian: 4 votes |
Alternate CVRD Directors: Mayor Bob Wells Councillor Evan Jolicoeur Councillor David Frisch |
| Comox Valley Sewage Commission | |
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Three Directors appointed: Councillor Hillian Councillor Cole-Hamilton Councillor McCollum |
Sewage Commission alternates: Councillor Morin Mayor Wells Councillor Jolicoeur Councillor Frisch |
| Comox Valley Water Committee | |
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Four Directors appointed, seven votes total: Councillor Morin: two votes Councillor Hillian: two votes Councillor Cole-Hamilton: two votes Mayor Wells: one vote |
Water Committee alternates: Councillor McCollum Councillor Jolicoeur Councillor Frisch |
| Comox Valley Recreation Commission | |
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Four Directors appointed: Councillor Hillian Councillor McCollum Councillor Morin Councillor Jolicoeur |
Recreation Commission alternates: Councillor Cole-Hamilton Councillor Frisch Mayor Wells |
| Regional Parks and Trails Committee | |
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Three Directors appointed: Councillor McCollum Councillor Morin Councillor Cole-Hamilton |
Regional Parks alternates: Councillor Frisch Councillor Hillian Councillor Jolicoeur Mayor Wells |
INTERREGIONAL BOARDS
| Comox Strathcona Regional Hospital District Board | |
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Four Directors appointed: Councillor Hillian Councillor Morin Councillor Cole-Hamilton Councillor Jolicoeur |
Hospital Board alternates: Councillor McCollum Councillor Frisch Mayor Wells |
| Comox Strathcona Solid Waste Management Board | |
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Four Directors appointed: Councillor Cole-Hamilton Councillor McCollum Councillor Morin Mayor Wells |
Solid Waste alternates: Councillor Hillian Councillor Jolicoeur Councillor Frisch |
INTERNAL APPOINTMENTS
| Finance Committee: | Defer appointments until Terms of Reference review |
| Heritage Commission: | Mayor Wells |
| Court of Revision (Parcel Tax Review Panel): | Councillor Frisch Councillor Jolicoeur Mayor Wells |
| July 1st Organizing Team: | Defer appointments until Terms of Reference review |
| Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee: | Councillor McCollum Alternate: Councillor Morin |
EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS
| Comox Valley Coalition to End Homelessness: | Councillor Jolicoeur Alternate: Mayor Wells |
| Comox Valley Community Justice Society: | Councillor Hillian Alternate: Councillor Cole-Hamilton |
| Downtown Courtenay Business Improvement Association (DCBIA) Board: |
Councillor Frisch Alternate: Mayor Wells |
| Community Drug Strategy Committee: | Councillor Jolicoeur |
| Comox Valley Community Action Team: | Councillor Jolicoeur |
| Comox Valley Social Planning Society: | Councillor Morin |
| Physician Recruitment Committee: | Councillor Hillian Councillor Jolicoeur |
| Vancouver Island Regional Library Board: | Councillor Cole-Hamilton Alternate: Councillor McCollum |
| Kus-kus-sum Restoration Project Watershed: | Councillor Hillian |
| Comox Valley Early Years Collaborative: | Councillor McCollum |
| Junction Community Advisory Committee: | Councillor Frisch |
| Comox Valley Food Policy Council: | Councillor Morin |