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Message from the Chair
By Lois Hollstedt, C.M.
International Volunteer Day is Friday, December 5. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of those people who volunteer their time to ensure CLBC has a broad base of people helping to guide and provide our work. The hundreds of people across BC who sit on our Community Councils, working groups, task forces and participate in our consultations ensure our work is grounded in the reality of everyday life. The gift of time that each individual provides is so important to the way CLBC is being built and I want to extend our appreciation to all of you.
We have listened to your advice and implemented your suggestions as we have moved forward. One of the places where change is underway is the makeup and role of the Board’s Provincial Advisory Committee. The role of the committee is to advise the Board on emerging issues. The committee indicated that the existing make up of one member from each of the nine regions around the province was not working for them. They indicated that the task of providing feedback to the Board needed to come from a broader base.
At the same time, we heard from the 17 newly-formed Community Councils that they needed a system of feedback to the Board on issues that connected them provincially. The Community Councils were set up to function locally, but members said the ability to share ideas between councils is a to way expand ideas and bring province-wide concerns to the surface.
The two dialogues with these volunteers has resulted in the Board discussing a new approach that would see the Provincial Advisory Committee made up of one representative from each of the 17 Community Councils. A draft of the proposed Provincial Advisory Committee to the Board is being circulated to Councils to give their feedback by the end of January. We will look for ways to improve the communication with all of the councils though this expanded committee.
The new approach will ask more people to volunteer to get involved in our provincial thinking. I know how precious all of our time is, but finding better ways to realize the vision of good lives in welcoming communities depends on that involvement.
On behalf of the Board and our staff, I give my sincere thanks to all of our volunteers. Your ongoing dedication continues to inspire and motivate us.
I also want to take this opportunity to wish everyone holiday greetings. I hope you and your family have a joyful season and that 2009 is full of health and happiness.
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