About the Library
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Comox Valley Regional District. He currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Daniel Arbour
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2015 by the Town of Lake Cowichan.
Carolyne Austin
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the District of Sooke.
Jeff Bateman
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Cumberland.
Vickey Brown
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the City of Duncan.
Jenni Capps
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Masset in Haida Gwaii.
Terry Carty
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District. She currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Penny Cote
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Nanaimo Regional District.
Vanessa Craig
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Queen Charlotte in Haida Gwaii.
Jesse Embree
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the City of Campbell River.
Colleen Evans
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the qathet Regional District.
Andrew Fall
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Town of Sidney.
Barbara Fallot
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2016 by the Village of Zeballos.
Candace Faulkner
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Port Clements.
Ian Gould
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the City of Nanaimo.
Erin Hemmens
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2009. Mike Hicks represents the Capital Regional District.
Mike Hicks
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Mount Waddington Regional District.
Andrew Hory
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Central Coast Regional District.
Jayme Kennedy
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Tahsis. She currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Lynda Llewellyn
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Port Alice.
Bruce Lloyd
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2017 by the Strathcona Regional District. She currently serves as the Board Chair and leads the Executive Committee.
Brenda Leigh
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the District of North Saanich.
Jack McClintock
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2015 by the District of Ucluelet.
Marilyn McEwen
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the District of Tofino.
Duncan McMaster
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the City of Port Alberni.
Sharie Minions
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Town of Comox. She currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Nicole Minions
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Village of Gold River. She currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Brenda Patrick
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the City of Parksville.
Teresa Patterson
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the North Coast Regional District. He currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Evan Putterill
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2017 by the District of Port Hardy. He currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Fred Robertson
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the Cowichan Valley Regional District.
Blaise Salmon
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the District of Lantzville.
Ian Savage
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2017 by the City of Courtenay. He currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Manno Theos
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Municipality of North Cowichan. She currently serves on the Board’s Executive Committee as a Member at Large.
Debra Toporowski
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2020 by the Town of Ladysmith.
Jeff Virtanen
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Town of Qualicum Beach.
Adam Walker
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Appointed to the Board of Trustees in 2019 by the Town of Port McNeill. She currently serves as the Board’s Vice Chair and as a co-leader of the Executive Committee.
Gabriele Wickstrom
Our 2020 Executive Committee (from back left to right): Penny Cote, Lynda Llewellyn, Nicole Minions, Daniel Arbour, Gaby Wickstrom (Vice Chair), Manno Theos, Brenda Patrick. From front left to right: Brenda Leigh (Board Chair), Rosemary Bonanno (Executive Director), Debra Toporowski. Absent from photo: Evan Putterill and Fred Robertson.
The Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) Board of Trustees governs the library system and, in accordance with BC‘s Library Act, is made up of elected representatives from 28 member municipalities and 10 regional districts.
The Board guides and supports the operation of all public library services in VIRL’s service area. In addition to governance, two of its primary functions are lobbying and advocacy to ensure that resources are available to fulfill VIRL’s Mission, Vision, and Values.
Board Meetings
All Board meetings are open to the public and full agendas are posted in advance. Unapproved minutes are posted shortly after their respective meeting and are indicated with an asterisk (*). Once approved minutes are posted, the asterisk is removed.
Board Procedural By-Law
The Board has, pursuant to the provisions of the Library Act, the power to make rules for, among other things, managing its business and accordingly has adopted these By-Laws. This Procedural By-Law is to govern the proceedings of the Vancouver Island Regional Library Board of Trustees and its committees.
Contact the Board
Phone: 250.729.2310
Fax: 250.758.2482
Email: board@virl.bc.ca
Mail: Board of Trustees
Vancouver Island Regional Library
Box 3333
Nanaimo, BC V9R 5N3
Policies
VIRL Board policies establish the operational framework for public services and internal administration. Board policies provide the Executive Director with the framework for Decision-making, Proposing future direction of the organization, and Running the day-to-day business of the libraries.
Reports and Plans
Would you like to learn more? Check out the Reports and Plans page where we keep all sorts of interesting information. You can find Adopted Financial Plans, past issues of our From the Board Table Newsletter, and Economic Impact Assessment Reports just to name a few.
