News Release

May 13, 2020 – The Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board (BQCMB) is pleased to announce two of its members have been appointed to three-year terms on its Executive Committee:

  • Vicki Trim, a Wildlife Manager with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, will serve as Vice-Chair, Administration.
  • Jan Adamczewski, a Wildlife Biologist with Northwest Territories Environment and Natural Resources, will serve as Vice-Chair, Operations.

Trim has been the alternate BQCMB member representing the Government of Manitoba since 2014, while Adamczewski was appointed to represent the Government of Northwest Territories on the BQCMB in 2019 after previously serving as an alternate member from 2008-2013.

The new officers replace a couple of long-serving members of the BQCMB.

Tim Trottier, former Vice-Chair, Administration, was the longest-serving member of the board, represented the Government of Saskatchewan on the BQCMB since its inception in 1983. Trottier retired February 28, 2020.

Daryll Hedman vacated the role of Vice-Chair, Operations, after representing the Government of Manitoba on the BQCMB for 18 years. Hedman retired March 31, 2020.

While both departing members will be missed by their colleagues and friends on the BQCMB, Trim and Adamczewski bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to their roles.

According to Chair Earl Evans, those qualities will help the Board immensely as it prepares to navigate a new 10-year Management Agreement set to begin in early 2022. “This Board has been in existence for almost 40 years, and as caribou herds decline all over the north, it’s needed now more than ever,” says Evans.

“Vicki and Jan are both experienced biologists with extensive knowledge of barren-ground caribou and conservation and management issues, and also close working relationships with the caribou using communities in their regions.

I look forward to working with them both in their new roles as we navigate the challenges in the years ahead.”

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The BQCMB is a co-management advisory board that helps manage the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq caribou herds, which migrate across Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut. The majority of board members represent Indigenous communities and all board members live in northern Canada.

For more information, contact: 

Lynne Bereza
BQCMB Communications Coordinator
Email: caribounews@outlook.com
Ph: 204-871-0517