The Councils of the City of North Vancouver and District of North Vancouver appoint their respective Councillors and citizen appointees to the Recreation & Culture Commission. Citizen Commissioners serve a three-year term. Council and School District representatives are appointed annually.

Want to get involved?

Residents interested in becoming a 'citizen appointee' Commissioner can apply to:

City of North Vancouver 
City Clerk Karla Graham
email

District of North Vancouver 
Deputy Municipal Clerk Genevieve Lanz
email

Check out our current activities by reviewing the commission meeting minutes and agendas.

2023 Recreation & Culture Commissioners

Franci Stratton, Chair 
Citizen Appointee, City of North Vancouver 

Dave Wilson, Vice-Chair
Citizen Appointee, District of North Vancouver

Holly Back
Councillor, City of North Vancouver

Mary Carmichael 
Citizen Appointee, District of North Vancouver

Angela Girard
Councillor, City of North Vancouver

John Moore
Citizen Appointee, District of North Vancouver

Lisa Muri 
Councillor, District of North Vancouver

Catherine Pope
Councillor, District of North Vancouver

Kate Smyth
Citizen Appointee, City of North Vancouver 

Antje Wilson
Trustee, North Vancouver School District

Heather Turner
Director of Recreation & Culture, North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission  

"Delegation" is the term used to define the process whereby an individual or individuals appear before the North Vancouver Recreation & Culture Commission in order to make a presentation or request.

The process to be followed when delegation requests are received is as follows:

• Requests will initially be considered by the Director who will determine if the request can be dealt with by staff.
• Matters that cannot be resolved by the Director may then be taken to a meeting of the Commission with the approval of the Chair. Requests to appear before the Commission must be made in writing at least seven days prior to the meeting.
• A written statement outlining the presentation content must be presented at the time of the request to appear at a meeting.
• Delegations will be provided up to 10 minutes to make their presentation, followed by questions and comments from Commissioners, if any.

The Commission will ordinarily take the presentation under advisement and may take action after due deliberation, usually at a subsequent meeting.

If circumstances warrant, the Chair may allow a delegation to appear before the Commission without prior notice. In these cases, delegations will generally be restricted to five-minute presentations.

The Chair and the Director will inform the Commission of requests for delegations that have been resolved or denied.

Meetings begin at 5:30pm unless stated otherwise.

For previous years' meetings, please contact the Executive Assistant at 604-983-6306