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BCWF Office

Unit 101 - 3060 Norland Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5B 3A6
Phone: (604) 291-9990
Fax: (604) 291-9933
Toll Free: 1-888-881-2293
Email: officeinfo@bcwf.bc.ca
Driving Directions: Click here to view map »


Listings

1. Staff
2. BCWF Executive
3. Board of Directors
4. Regional Presidents
5. Committee Coordinators and Chairs


Staff

Executive Director: Patti MacAhonic patti@bcwf.bc.ca
Executive Assistant: Colleen McKenzie assistant@bcwf.bc.ca
Membership Co-ordinator: Erin Kinloch membership@bcwf.bc.ca
Finance Administrator: Kathy Gombots finance@bcwf.bc.ca
Marketing and Development Coordinator: Jaclyn Laic development@bcwf.bc.ca
Marketing and Development Assistant: Leanne Leeck lleeck@gmail.com
Administrative Assistant: Marlene Kuyt officeinfo@bcwf.bc.ca
Program Manager, Hunter Safety & CORE: Wes Swain wes@bcwf.bc.ca
Master Examiner - 2: Jim Sloper
CORE Assistant: Kerry Smith coreassistant@bcwf.bc.ca
CORE Review: Darlene Clark dclark8@shaw.ca
Wetland Education Program Director: Carolyn Anne Budgell wetlands@bcwf.bc.ca



Board of Directors

Doug Flintoft jdflint@shaw.ca
Patti MacAhonic patti@bcwf.bc.ca (non-voting director)
Darlene Clark dclark8@shaw.ca
Alison Stacy winchester_257@hotmail.com
Joan McKay mandjmckay@shaw.ca
Rick Mayor r4mayor@telus.net
Bob Baker rabds@shaw.ca
Doug Peck flytie@telus.net
George Wilson george_wilson@elkvalleycoal.ca



BCWF Executive

President: Mel Arnold m.arnold.bcwf@sunwave.net
Vice President: Michael Fowler midon@telus.net
Vice President: Rod Wiebe rwiebe6@shaw.ca
Treasurer: Bill Bosch wmbosch@telus.net
Immediate Past President: Wilf Pfleiderer wilfp@telus.net



Regional Presidents

Vancouver Island: Ted Brookman teddystackle@shaw.ca
Cariboo/Chilcotin Jaques Drisdelle jacques@bccf.com
East Kootenay: Chris Stagg staggerino@hotmail.com
Lower Mainland: Ed George edgeorge@telus.net
Okanagan: Peter Aussem paussem@primus.ca
Omineca: Wayne Salewski salewski@telus.net
Peace Liard: Carl Gitcheff cowboy@pris.ca
Shuswap: Cyril George bygeorge45@hotmail.com
Skeena: Ken Franzen kenfranzen@hotmail.com
West Kootenay: Liz Thorburn lizlord@shaw.ca

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Committee Chairs

Finance Committee

Co-chair: Bill Bosch wmbosch@telus.net
Co-chair: Mel Arnold m.arnold.bcwf@sunwave.net


Communications Committee

Chairman: John B. Holdstock jbholdstock@shawcable.com

Sub Committees

Artist of the Year Committee Chair: Bob Baker rabds@shaw.ca

Awards Committee Chair: Mike Edall highcountryhomesafes@telus.net

Becoming an Outdoors Woman Program Coordinator: Darlene Clark dclark8@shaw.ca

Education Committee Chair: TBA

Outdoor Edge Committee Chair: Phil Hallinan bcoutdooredge@shaw.ca

Resolutions Committee Chair: Bill Bosch wmbosch@telus.net

Youth Program Committee Chair: Alison Stacey winchester_257@hotmail.com

Parliamentarian: Phil Hallinan bcoutdooredge@shaw.ca

CORE Review
Co-Chair: Mel Arnold m.arnold.bcwf@sunwave.net
Co-Chair: Darlene Clark

Webpage Chair: John B. Holdstock jbholdstock@shawcable.com


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Firearms Committee

Chairman: Michael Fowler midon@telus.net

Fisheries Committee

Inland Fisheries Committee
Co-Chair: Jonathan Pew jpew@telus.net
Co-Chair: Dave White findlayhome@canalflats.ca


Tidal Waters Committee
Co-Chair: Ed George edgeorge@telus.net
Co-Chair: Ken Franzen kenfranzen@hotmail.com

Family Fishing Committee Chair: Phil Hallinan bcoutdooredge@shaw.ca

Fishing Forever Committee: Chair: Al Springer aspringer@telus.net


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Native Affairs Committee

Chair: Rod Wiebe rwiebe6@shaw.ca

Land Use Committee

Chairman: Phil Hallinan bcoutdooredge@shaw.ca

Sub Committees

Access Chair: George Wilson george_wilson@elkvalleycoal.ca

Commercial Recreation and Integrated Land Management Branch Chair: Ed Mankelow wildlife@shaw.ca

Forestry Chair: Andy Pezderic pezderic@persona.ca

Mining Chair: Ed Mankelow wildlife@shaw.ca

Parks & Protected Areas Chair: Ed Mankelow wildlife@shaw.ca


Wildlife Committee

Chairman: Wilf Pfleiderer wilfp@telus.net
Co-Chair: Jesse Zeman jessezeman@shaw.ca

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Sub Committees

Allocations Committee Chairman: Wilf Pfleiderer wilfp@telus.net

Enforcement/Rewards Chair: Paul McLean pmclean1@telus.net

Wilderness Watch Chair: Jim Helsden jhelsdon@shaw.ca

BCWF Wildlife Conflicts and Game Farming: Richard Daloise rdaloise@shaw.ca


Insurance Committee

Chair: Joan McKay mandjmckay@shaw.ca

Fund Raising Committee

Chair: Doug Peck flytie@telus.net

Past Presidents' Advisory Board

Chair: Wilf Pfleiderer wilfp@telus.net

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BCWF Links of Special Interest
•  About BCWF
•  Read the History of the BCWF
•  BCWF Mission Statement
•  Learn about our Constitution
•  Our Objectives
•  The Structure of the BCWF
•  BCWF Board of Directors
•  Past Presidents
•  Read BCWF Committees Policies
•  Complete Contact List of our
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•  Current and past Press Releases
•  Annual BCWF Awards
•  Job Postings with the BCWF
•  Visit our Conservation Foundation
    website


BCWF Programs Overview
CORE Hunter Education
A really great program for anyone interested in outdoor recreation. more »
Wetlands Education Program
Learn how to increase community health by assessing your wetland assets. more »
Becoming an Outdoors Woman
A unique weekend program offering an all inclusive outdoor skills workshop for women. more »
Wilderness Watch
Protect our environment by patrolling and reporting observations to authorities. more »
Fishing Forever
Many could benefit greatly from a day out fishing, if they could only get there... more »
Artist of the Year
Become a select Artist whose work exhibits the beauty of BC's fish, wildlife and habitats. here »
Archery in the Schools
The National Archery in Schools Program promotes student education, physical education and participation in the life long sport of Archery... more »
The Angling Ambassador
The BC Wildlife Federation and the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC have partnered together to offer the Angling Ambassador program...
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Latest BCWF Press Releases
BCWF speaks out on proposed Flathead National Park
The BC Wildlife Federation does not support the creation of a new National Park in the Flathead Valley of South Eastern BC.

Privatization of Resource Puts Public Fishery in Jeopardy
The decision of past federal Ministers of Fisheries to restrict the public fishery to a mere 12% of the total allowable catch (TAC) of halibut for the recreational fishery will result in significant reductions in limits and fishing time for anglers in 2009.

BC Wildlife Federation welcomes Federal ministers to their new posts
The BC Wildlife Federation welcomes the designation of Jim Prentice as Minister of the Environment and Gail Shea as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans as part of the Federal Cabinet shuffle after the recent election.

BCWF Applauds the Pacific Salmon Treaty Ratification
BCWF applauds the action of Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea and her government for ratifying the new Canada/U.S. Pacific Salmon Treaty.

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