Our People

Graduated UVic 1978, BSc Physical & Resource Geography.
Built energy efficient home near Cranbrook in 1983.
Self employed, with a variety of jobs according to the season.
Active member of Rocky Mountain Naturalists, South Star Recreation Society, Kootenay Christmas Tree Association.
I like birding, paddling, making things from ‘scratch’ and figuring out how to improve my community.

Andrea loves everything outdoors, be it a microscopic plant or heartwarming snowfall against a colourful sunset. She brings experience with education, research, and management to the Wildsight Kimberley/Cranbrook branch, and is excited to be working within the communities she calls home.

Dean was born and raised in Kimberley where he learned early on to value wild spaces while recreating and working outdoors. Clean water, clean air, sustainable communities and a better world for his grandchildren are the values that keep him involved with Wildsight.

Since the late 1970’s, I’ve been active locally, regionally and nationally in environmental and social issues. Jim Campbell and I were the EKES team that started recycling in Cranbrook. I am actively involved in: Kootenai River Network, Inc. (Montana), Citizens for a Livable Cranbrook Society, EK Network for Humanity, Social Planning Society, Grow It Eat It Task Force, Cranbrook Food Action Committee, the Cranbrook Community Forest Society, and Yasodhara Yoga Cranbrook. Being on the Wildsight Kim-Cran board helps me fulfill both my environmental and social passions, each of which affect our economy. Everything I do is connected. It’s a privilege to serve.

Erna lives, laughs and sings in the mountains. She is an amazing cook and event guru, and brings together many of her passions in her role as Kimberley Farmers' Market Manager.

Once the coordinator for Cranbrook Composts and the Clean Bin project, Nadine now brings her educator background and fresh perspective to the Wildsight Kimberley Cranbrook Board of Directors. Passionate about waste reduction and diversion, Nadine is doing her best to reduce her household waste to zero, and blogging all about it!  Check out her work on the Zero Journey Blog.

A lifetime, passionate environmentalist and community volunteer, Sonja has been getting her hands dirty with Wildsight's Food Sustainability projects since arriving in Kimberley. If she's not making cider from gleaned apples or filling hampers at the local foodbank, she'll no doubt be found on her mountain bike, looping Kimberley's many trails. Sonja is currently filling in for Andrea Chapman, Kimberley Cranbrook Branch Manager, until April 2018.