What Qualifies Gord for City Council?
Gord grew up in Fort St. John and raised his own children here.  He has a Love for our Community and always makes it very clear that he CHOOSES to live in this community saying, "it's where I WANT to live!"  Gord is excited about our future, and wants to help make this community a great place to live, work, and play.

Gord is completing his third term as a City Councillor.  As a leader in our community, he brings practical experience and knowledge to his role on City Council.  Through his full-time and volunteer work, he has shown vision and passion, and a commitment to purposeful and strategic planning.  He has proven his leadership skills and has worked effectively as an active member of many leadership teams.  Gord has demonstrated his understanding of policy governance, displayed his administrative abilities, and continually exhibits strength and determination in all that he does.

Having served for 6 years on the Board of Education and 7 years on City Council, one thing Gord understands very well, is that when you depend on public dollars, you must be extremely good stewards of the money with which you have been entrusted and "spend within your means".  You can trust Gord to budget wisely, plan thoroughly, spend carefully, and work strategically to do all you can with what you have.  It is amazing what a little ingenuity, creativity, flexibility, and cooperation can do to maximize value while staying within the prescribed boundaries and providing services efficiently and effectively.

Gord enjoys collaborating with others and has learned the importance of listening to people with understanding, as they share their passion and their perspective.  As they say, "people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care."
EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP
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   CURRENT
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    Councillor, City of Fort St. John (2011 - Present)
    *** Positions held during years on City Council:
  • Emergency Planning Committee
  • North Peace Leisure Pool Commission
  • Public Library Liaison
  • Community Awards Committee
  • Peace River Regional District Alt. Dir.
  • COVID-19 Community Relief Committee
  • Energize Downtown Committee
  • Energy Literacy Committee
  • First Nations Relations Committee
  • Seniors Liaison
  • Committee on Housing & Emergency Shelter
  • Northern Development Initiative Trust Alt. Dir.
  • RCMP Detachment Oversight Committee
  • Rural Fire Protection Agreement
  • Fire Dept. Management Committee
  • Salvation Army Community Council
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    Board Director, Municipal Insurance Assoc. of BC
   
    Board Director, Union of BC Municipalities

    Board Director, Federation of Cdn. Municipalities

    Board Director, Interchange Recycling BC

    Board Director, PRIMECorp BC

​    President, Northern Medical Programs Trust - UNBC

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   PAST
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    President, North Central Local Gov't Association

    Board Director, N.P. Seniors Housing Society

    Executive Director, FSJ Hospital Foundation

    Pastor

    Co-Chair, FSJ Multicultural Society

    Trustee, S.D. #60 (PRN) Board of Education
  • Vice Chair of the Board
  • Chair of Operations Committee
  • Chair of Personnel Committee
  • Vice-Chair of Finance Committee
  • Board Rep to BC Public Employers Association
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    Regional Coordinator, Samaritan's Purse Operation
                                   Christmas Child Shoe Box Project

    Support Staff, S.D. #60 (Peace River North)

    Auxiliary Firefighter, Fort St. John Fire Department

    Chaplain, Fort St. John Fire Department

    President, North Peace Secondary School PAC

    Chair, Fort St. John Hospital Ethics Committee
It was a privilege to speak
​to delegates at the 2024 Union of
BC Municipalities Convention.
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Honoured to lead the Community Remembrance Day Ceremony

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Excited to announce the news that Westjet is coming to FSJ
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Compelled to take a turn in the
Dunk Tank at a Community Event
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"It is better to deserve honours and not have them than to have them and not deserve them."  - - - Mark Twain