OFFICERS
Earl Evans
Chair
Earl Evans has lived and worked in the Fort Smith, NWT area his entire life. He has an extensive background in hunting and trapping and is working hard to keep alive many of the traditional ways by passing on knowledge to the young people of his region. He has represented the communities in the South Slave region (Northwest Territory Metis Nation, Fort Smith) on the BQCMB since 2003.
Jan Adamczewski
Vice-Chair, Operations
Jan Adamczewski is a Wildlife Biologist with Northwest Territories Environment and Climate Change, based in Yellowknife. He was appointed to represent the Government of Northwest Territories on the BQCMB in 2019 after previously serving as an alternate member from 2008-2013.
Vicki Trim
Vice-Chair, Administration
Vicki Trim is a Wildlife Manager with Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development, based in Thompson. She served as the alternate BQCMB member representing the Government of Manitoba between 2014 and 2020, and is currently the lead BQCMB member representing the Government of Manitoba.
Tina Giroux-Robillard
Executive Director
Tina Giroux-Robillard has worked with First Nation communities as a wildlife biologist, regulatory officer, policy analyst, and advocate for over 15 years. She is the first woman and first Indigenous person to serve as the BQCMB’s Executive Director. She lives near Paddockwood, SK.
MEMBERS
| Board Member | Representing | Year Appointed |
| Erik Allain |
CanadaGovernment of Canada (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Iqaluit) |
2014 |
| Atuat J. Shouldice – Alternate | Government of Canada (Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Rankin Inlet) | 2020 |
Nunavut |
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| Mitch Campbell | Government of Nunavut (Department of Environment, Arviat) | 1999 |
| Alternate – Vacant | ||
| Stanley Adjuk | Communities in the Kivalliq region (Kivalliq Wildlife Board, Whale Cove) | 2019 |
| Alex Ishalook | Communities in the Kivalliq region (Kivalliq Wildlife Board, Arviat) | 2023 |
Manitoba |
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| Vicki Trim | Government of Manitoba (Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, Thompson) | 2020 |
| Joannie Kennah – Alternate | Government of Manitoba (Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources, Thompson) | 2022 |
| Ernie Bussidor | Communities of Northern Manitoba | |
| Alternate – Vacant | Communities of Northern Manitoba (Sayisi Dene First Nation, Tadoule Lake) | 2017 |
| Napoleon Denechezhe | Communities of Northern Manitoba (Northlands Denesuline First Nation, Lac Brochet) | 2014 |
| Joe Danttouze – Alternate | Communities of Northern Manitoba (Northlands Denesuline First Nation, Lac Brochet) | 2014 |
Northwest Territories |
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| Jan Adamczewski | Government of Northwest Territories (Environment and Climate Change, Yellowknife) | 2019 |
| Alternate – Vacant | Government of Northwest Territories | |
| Earl Evans | Communities in the South Slave region (Northwest Territory Métis Nation, Fort Smith) | 2003 |
| Ken Hudson – Alternate | Communities in the South Slave region (Northwest Territory Métis Nation, Fort Smith) | 2013 |
| Jennifer Jonasson | Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation (Akaitcho Government, Lutsel K’e) | 2021 |
| Doris Enzoe – Alternate | Lutsel K’e Dene First Nation (Akaitcho Government, Lutsel K’e) | 2023 |
| Stephanie Behrens | Tłı̨chǫ Government (Behchokǫ̀, NWT) | 2021 |
| Petter Jacobsen – Alternate | Tłı̨chǫ Government (Behchokǫ̀, NWT) | 2023 |
Saskatchewan |
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| Matthew Tokaruk | Government of Saskatchewan (Ministry of Environment, Prince Albert) | 2021 |
| Katherine Mehl | Government of Saskatchewan (Ministry of Environment, Saskatoon) | 2020 |
| Dennis Larocque | Communities of Northern Saskatchewan (Camsell Portage) | 2006 |
| Peter Gazandlare | Communities of Northern Saskatchewan (Hatchet Lake Denesųłiné First Nation) | 2023 |
| James Laban | Communities of Northern Saskatchewan (Black Lake Denesųłiné First Nation) | 2014 |
| Louis Josie – Alternate | Communities of Northern Saskatchewan (Hatchet Lake Denesųłiné First Nation) | 2014 |
Honourary Members |
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| Tim Trottier
Ross Thompson Daryll Hedman Gunther Abrahamson |
November 2022
May 2022 November 2021 November 2003 |
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