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Canada West Foundation is governed by its Board of Directors. The Board provides direction on the current and future research and community engagement activities of the Foundation. The Board meets three times a year, and is comprised of prominent western Canadians who are committed to the social and economic wellbeing of western Canada.

Officers

Jim Dinning, Chair
Chairman of the Board, Western Financial Group
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

Charlie Fischer, Vice Chair, AB
Retired President & CEO, Nexen Inc.
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

James K. Gray, Honourary Chair
Co-founder, Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd.
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

Dr. Roger Gibbins, President and CEO
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

Tony Stewart, Vice Chair, BC and Secretary/Treasurer
Proprietor, Quails’ Gate Estate Winery Ltd.
Kelowna, BC (British Columbia)

A.R. (Bob) Linner, Vice Chair, SK
Retired City Manager, City of Regina
Regina, SK (Saskatchewan)

James (Jim) Carr, Vice Chair, MB
Founding President & CEO, Business Council of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB (Manitoba)

Directors

Jim Dinning, Chair
Chairman of the Board, Western Financial Group
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

Brenda Eaton
Chair, BC Housing Management Commission
Victoria, BC (British Columbia)

Jim Eldridge
Special Advisor, Intergovernmental Relations, Government of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB (Manitoba)

Brian Felesky
Counsel, Felesky Flynn LLP
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

Jock A. Finlayson
Executive Vice President – Policy, Business Council of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC (British Columbia)

Charlie Fischer, Vice Chair, AB
Retired President & CEO, Nexen Inc.
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

James K. Gray, Honourary Chair
Co-founder, Canadian Hunter Exploration Ltd.
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

Dr. Janice MacKinnon
Professor of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK (Saskatchewan)

Dr. J. Peter Meekison
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Alberta
Victoria, BC (British Columbia)

Gary Merasty
Vice-President, Corporate Social Responsibility, Cameco Corporation
Saskatoon, SK (Saskatchewan)

Geoff Plant
Partner, Heenan Blaikie, former Attorney General of British Columbia and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations
Vancouver, BC (British Columbia)

James A. Richardson
President & Director, Westmead Limited

H. Sanford Riley
President & CEO, Richardson Financial Group
Winnipeg, MB (Manitoba)

Robert Westbury
Chair, Telus Edmonton Community Board
Edmonton, AB (Alberta)

Dick Wilson
Retired Vice-President Public Affairs and Advisor, Office of the President, EnCana Corporation
Calgary, AB (Alberta)

Dr. David T. Barnard
President & Vice-Chancellor, University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB (Manitoba)

Tony Stewart, Vice Chair, BC and Secretary/Treasurer
Proprietor, Quails’ Gate Estate Winery Ltd.
Kelowna, BC (British Columbia)

Gail Surkan
Chair, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, former Mayor, City of Red Deer
Red Deer, AB (Alberta)

A.R. (Bob) Linner, Vice Chair, SK
Retired City Manager, City of Regina
Regina, SK (Saskatchewan)

James (Jim) Carr, Vice Chair, MB
Founding President & CEO, Business Council of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB (Manitoba)

Founding Members

G. Maxwell Bell

Arthur J.E. Child

Frederick C. Mannix

Hon. James A. Richardson