David Durrant Email & Phone Number

J. David Durrant MADEMA Canadian citizen, who embodies the importance of family and country. His is a belief in responsible and sustainable development through a commitment to understanding communities, Indigenous Peoples rights, Reconciliation, and forming meaningful relationships built on mutual respect and trust. Substance over symbolism. Holistic and bottom-up. The creation of local enterprise, new jobs, high quality training, new revenue streams, and low taxation. Vigorously addressing Climate Change. Internationalist, thinking globally, acting locally. Raising awareness of the key issues facing society in the context of the natural environment.COMMUNITY SERVICE (highlights)Elected Councillor, Comox British ColumbiaPresident, Comox Valley United Way Chairman, Comox Valley Pacific Salmon Foundation Director, Comox Valley Chamber of CommerceCreated/Chairman, Comox Valley RCMP Constable of the YearCreated/Chairman, Comox Youth Firefighter Camp Director, Comox Valley Walk of AchievementChairman, Northern Lights College Wind Program Advisory CommitteeDirector, Mayor’s Resiliency Task Force, Tumbler RidgeDirector, Tumbler Ridge Library BoardVolunteer, Tumbler Ridge Community GardenVolunteer, OFA3, Participation at numerous community eventsAFFILATIONS AND MEMBERSHIP (highlights)Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (conducts and supports research, education, and programs that advance conservation)Georgia Straight Alliance (is the only citizens’ group focused on protecting the marine environment in and around the whole Strait of Georgia – Canada’s most at-risk natural environment, and the place where 70 percent of British Columbians live, work and play)Friends of Strathcona Park (to preserve and protect the natural beauty of Strathcona Park, British Columbia’s oldest provincial park)Tumbler Ridge Global Geopark (recognized by UNESCO as internationally significant. Paleontology, Archaeology, Wildlife, and Culture)AWARDS (highlights)Numerous articles published, creation of an award-winning magazine.Dogwood Designation, George P. Vanier Sr. SecondaryUniversity of Alberta, DesignationGovernor General’s DesignationThe Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of JerusalemMel Osborne Fellow Citation of Outstanding Achievement, Canadian Parks and Recreation Association Award of Merit, British Columbia Recreation and Parks Association Union of British Columbia Municipalities Award for Innovation and Best Practices Global Safety Ambassador Award, Vestas CanWea, Matt Holder Community Connection Award

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  University Of Alberta, Capilano University, Royal Roads University