The Okanagan Water Stewardship Council is a broad-based advisory body to the OBWB, with representatives from diverse water stakeholder groups and a local source of technical expertise.
Council members are nominated for 18 month terms by their respective organizations, and ratified by the OBWB.
The 28 member Council meets monthly to provide independent advice and policy recommendations for sustainable water management.
Current Council Members:
2018 – 2019
Kristen Hannam / Thomas Forge / Denise Neilsen, Emeritus
Engineers and Geoscientists BC
Mike Nolan / Don Dobson
BC Agriculture Council
Hans Buchler / Christine Dendy
BC Cattlemen’s Association
Lee Hesketh / Keith Manders
BC Fruit Growers Association
Kevin Day / Glen Lucas
BC Groundwater Association
Marta Green / Doug Geller
BC Water Supply Association
Dawn Williams / Shawn Grundy
BC Wildlife Federation – Region 8
Lorne Davies / Jackson MacPherson
Canadian Water Resources Association
Brian Guy / Dwayne Meredith
City of Kelowna
Rod Maclean / Ed Hoppe
City of Vernon
Ed Stranks
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Dave Hutchinson / Doug Lundquist
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Doug Edwards
Interior Health
Rob Birtles / Judi Ekkert
Ted van der Gulik / Bruce Naka
Ministry of Agriculture
Andrew Petersen / Stephanie Tam
Ministry of FLNRO: Fish / Wildlife
Lora Neild
Ministry of FLNRO: Resource Management
Robert Warner / Ray Crampton
Okanagan Collaborative Conservation Program
Scott Boswell / Tanis Gieselman
Okanagan College
Alison O’Neill / Rob St. Onge
Okanagan Indian Band
Tim Isaac / Dan Wilson
RD of Central Okanagan
Danika Dudzik / Todd Cashin
RD of North Okanagan
Renee Clark / Jennifer Miles
RD of Okanagan–Similkameen
Zoe Kirk / Evelyn Riechert
Shuswap Okanagan Forestry Association
Murray Wilson / Ted Swab
Thompson-Okanagan Tourism Association
Glenn Mandziuk / Ellen Walker-Matthews
UBC Okanagan
Bernard Bauer / Craig Nichol
Observers:
Okanagan Nation Alliance
Zoe Eyjolfson / Elinor McGrath / Natasha Lukey
