Leadership Team change for Northwest BC Resource Benefits Alliance

The organization seeking a new funding arrangement from the province for the communities of the northwest has made a change to its leadership roster. 

That as Smithers Mayor Gladys Atrill moves into co chair position for the Northwest British Columbia Resource Benefits Alliance.

Ms. Atrill takes over the post from Houston Mayor Shane Brienen, who recently announced his plans to contest the next provincial election as a BC United candidate for Nechako-Lakes.

As the Alliance is negotiating with the province, the Houston Mayor stepped aside, clearing the way for Ms Atrill to take on the Post.

The planning for the Northwest Alliance began in 2014, first noted by former Mayor Jack Musallem, his successor in the Mayor's Chair Lee Brain signed a memorandum of agreement with the alliance in January of 2015. 

Mr. Brain served as a co chair during his two terms of office ending in 2022.

The path of progress towards achieving the new funding agreement has been a long running project, currently championed by Mayor Herb Pond, the Mayor currently serves as one of the three co chairs for the organization.

The NW BC RBA has made for some talking points at  City Council sessions in recent weeks, from a recap of Council's work at UBCM, as well as an undercurrent to themes on the ongoing budget work. 

Mr, Pond often noting of the importance of reaching an agreement with the province and how it would assist the community with its ongoing work on infrastructure issues.

You can follow the work of the Alliance since 2014 through our archive page.

Cross posted from the North Coast Review.