“That’s the only way we’re ever going to get control of making sure things go properly in this valley. Not just saying we are the caretakers of this land but actually being caretakers of the land.”
Ken Gillis, a former board chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD), is being remembered for his passionate leadership and for his role in guiding the district through the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 wildfire season and a forensic audit that looked into the handling of finances by district leadership.