UBCM Election

Elect Cindy Elliott for Director-at-Large at UBCM!

Welcome to the UBCM Convention 2024. Please consider me for the UBCM Executive Board, Director at Large. I currently reside in the Traditional and Treaty lands of the Tla’Amin Nation. I am originally from Kitwanga, within Gitxsan territories and am indigenous of Gitxsan and mixed European cultures. Family is my ground for all that I do. My life and background include experiences in BC and Alberta and has included:

• Regional Economic Development Officer for the Province of BC in the Northwest area of the province.
• Acting Aboriginal Relations Manager for the BC Ministry of Forests in the Prince Rupert Forest Region.
• Treaty Officer, Ministry of Forests, Prince Rupert Region.
• EMA-FA for BC Ambulance in Stewart, BC.
• Aboriginal Relations Manager for Alberta Environment, Central Region, in Red Deer, Alberta.
• Business & Financial Manager for family logging businesses from 1996 to 2007.
• Family Boat Yard Business from 2008-2024

I offer commitment to team building, democratic processes, and strive for consensus whenever I can. I value good governance which means economic, social, and environmental responsibility to me. Some of the roles I have taken on as City Councillor and Municipal Director include:

• Liaison to PR Community Futures
• Stillwater Western Forest Products Community Advisory Group
• qathet – Sunshine Coast Ferry Advisory Committee
• Social Housing Community Advisory Committee
• qathet Community Action Team
• Local Leaders United Community Action Initiative
• Vancouver Island Coastal Communities Cliamate Action Steering Committee
• Vancouver Island Coastal Communities Committee on Solid Waste and Circular Economy
• qathet Committee on Solid Waste and Circular Economy
• Chair of City of Powell River Select Committee – City Owned Properties
• C3 Social Action and Planning Committee
• Joint Working Group on the Potential Name Change for the City of Powell River
• Alternate Liaison to the PR Chamber of Commerce
• Housing Round Table – qathet region

Governance today is very much about team building and working together. UBCM fosters this throughout the province and I would love to help. My core interests include social cohesion, reconciliation and climate action.