qathet Regional District Board Elects Electoral Area A Director, Jason Lennox, as Chair
qathet, BC – Electoral Area A Director Jason Lennox has been elected Chair of the qathet Regional District (qRD) Board of Directors for the upcoming 2027 year.
From left to right: Electoral Area C Director, Evan Jones; Electoral Area E Director, Shelley Garside; Chair and Electoral Area A Director, Jason Lennox; Electoral Area D Director, Joseph Scott; Vice-Chair and Electoral Area B Director, Mark Gisborne; Municipal Directors, Councillor Diana Collicutt; and City of Powell River Mayor, Jim Palm.
In line with provisions prescribed in the Local Government Act, the Board Chair and Vice-Chair are elected at the first meeting of the Board, held on or after November 1, each year.
At the Inaugural meeting of the qRD Board of Directors, held on November 5, 2026, the Board of Directors elected Electoral Area A Director, Jason Lennox, to the role of Chair. This distinction marks Director Lennox’s first appointment as Regional Board Chair.
“I’m honoured to serve as Chair and represent the interests of the qathet region as a whole” said Chair Lennox. “I recognize that the Chair serves at the pleasure of the Board, and I’m grateful to my fellow Directors for their confidence in me. I look forward to working together, tackling the issues in front of us, and staying focused on serving the public. We have good people around the table, and experienced staff behind us, and I’m ready to get to work. The name qathet means working together, let’s do just that.”
The Regional District Board also elected Electoral Area B Director, Mark Gisborne, as Vice-Chair for the 2027 calendar year.
At the Inaugural Council Meeting of the City of Powell River, Council appointed Mayor Jim Palm and Councillor Diana Collicutt as the City’s Municipal Directors on the qathet Regional District Board.
About the roles of the qathet Regional District Board of Directors:
Regional district boards are composed of two types of directors: Electoral Area Directors, who are elected directly by rural area voters for four-year terms, and Municipal Directors, who are appointed by their respective municipal councils for terms determined by those councils.
Voting strength on the Board is based on the population of each member municipality and Electoral Area. Electoral Areas A, B, D, and E Directors have one vote, and the Electoral Area C Director has two votes. The City of Powell River has a total of seven votes, with four assigned to Director Palm and three assigned to Director Collicutt.
About the qathet Regional District:
The qathet Regional District serves the rural areas from Lund to sḵelhp (Saltery Bay), the City of Powell River, Texada Island, Savary Island, and Lasqueti Island. The qRD provides some services, through contract, to Tla’amin Nation. To learn more please visit qathet.ca.
CONTACT:
Al Radke, Chief Administrative Officer
#202 – 4675 Marine Avenue
Powell River, BC V8A 2L2
P: 604∙485∙2260 | E: administration@qathet.ca