Media Contacts

Ministry of Health Communications

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Backgrounders

Appointments to Fraser Health’s board of directors

Jim Sinclair is the chair of Simon Fraser University’s labour studies advisory committee, and has also served on the BC Hydro board and the Richmond health board. Sinclair was the president of the BC Federation of Labour from 1999 to 2015 and vice-president of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers’ Union from 1982 to 1999. Sinclair holds an honorary doctor of laws from Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

Opreet Kang is the director of industry innovation at Forestry Innovation Investment Inc. Previously, Kang was the manager of Global Connections at the Immigrant Council of B.C. and project manager for project services and infrastructure development at the University of British Columbia. She is a graduate of the University of British Columbia. 

Chief Willie Charlie was elected to Sts’ailes Council for 12 years and elected as chief for six years. He has worked as a recreation worker, family support worker, prevention worker, high school teacher, University of the Fraser Valley instructor, labourer at Cedar Mill, native-liaison worker for federal corrections, correctional services officer, and cultural worker. Charlie has negotiated numerous Impact Benefit Agreements with industry partners doing work in Sts’ailes Traditional Territory.