Director
Regional District of Peace River
Leonard Hiebert was elected as the Electoral Area ‘D’ Director in a by-election in 2014, and re-elected by acclimation in the 2018 and 2022 General Local Elections. Leonard is the Vice Chair of the Peace River Regional District.
Leonard has a vast range of experience, focusing on management, agriculture, and paramedic in the oil and gas industry. He has managed various hog farms in Canada and now focuses his spare time developing his own farm. Leonard has lived in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta as well as in Dawson Creek before settling in Tomslake, BC in 2008. Leonard is currently the Operations Manager for Koala-T First Aid Service.
Leonard’s natural ability to take on a leadership role is what made him want to run for Director. As the Director for Electoral Area D, Leonard puts himself out into the community with the intention of rebuilding the relationship between the rural residents and the Peace River Regional District, sharing key points of communication and where possible, advocating on behalf of the resident.
Leonard and his wife, Adina, were married in July 1986. They have five children and fifteen grandchildren. Leonard loves to camp and enjoys playing and coaching volleyball and baseball, and working on the farm with his livestock. He is always interested in learning new concepts for farming.
The Board of Directors oversees 9 committees (see figure below), which are comprised of member elected officials.
YEAR | NAME | POSITION | MEMBER COMMUNITY |
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2023-2024 | Sheila Boehm | Councillor | City of Williams Lake |
2022-2023 | Steve Forseth | Director | Cariboo Regional District |
2021-2022 | Cori Ramsay | Councillor | City of Prince George |
2020-2021 | Sarrah Storey | Mayor | Village of Fraser Lake |
2019-2020 | Lara Beckett | Director | Regional District of Fraser Fort George |
2018-2019 | Gord Klassen | Councillor | City of Fort St. John |
2017-2018 | Shaely Wilbur | Councillor | City of Dawson Creek |
2016-2017 | Laurey-Anne Roodenburg | Councillor | City of Quesnel |
2014-2016 | Brian Frenkel | Councillor | District of Vanderhoof |
2013-2014 | Brice D. Christensen | Councillor | City of Fort St. John |
2012-2013 | Mitch Campsall | Mayor | District of 100 Mile House |
2011-2012 | Art Kaehn | Chair | Regional District of Fraser Fort George |
2010-2011 | Mike Bernier | Mayor | City of Dawson Creek |
2009-2010 | Karen Goodings | Chair | Regional District of Peace River |
2008-2009 | Murry Krause | Councillor | City of Prince George |
2007-2008 | Eileen Benedict | Chair | Regional District of Bulkley Nechako |
2006-2007 | Craig Caruso | Councillor | District of Stewart |
2004-2006 | Mary Sjostrom | Councillor | City of Quesnel |
2003-2004 | Ken Buchanan | Councillor | Village of Hazelton |
2002-2003 | Ted Armstrong | Director | Cariboo Regional District |
2001-2002 | James Thom | Councillor | District of Kitimat |
2000-2001 | Dan Rogers | Councillor | City of Prince George |
1999-2000 | Blair Lekstrom | Mayor | City of Dawson Creek |
1998-1999 | Bonny Hawley | Councillor | District of Houston |
1997-1998 | Jeanette Townsend | Mayor | Village of Valemount |
1996-1997 | Frank Read | Mayor | District of Vanderhoof |
1995-1996 | Betty Davies | Councillor | Town of Smithers |
1994-1995 | Doug Munroe | Councillor | District of Mackenzie |
1992-1994 | Steve Wallace | Mayor | City of Quesnel |
1990-1992 | Bob Trail | Councillor | City of Dawson Creek |
1989-1990 | Colin Kinsley | Councillor | City of Prince George |
1988-1989 | Joanne Monaghan | Chair | Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine |
1987-1988 | Len Fox | Mayor | District of Vanderhoof |
1985-1986 | Bob Petrick | Alderman | City of Dawson Creek |
1984-1985 | Ron Burnett | Alderman | District of Kitimat |
1982-1984 | W.R. (Bill) Whalley | Mayor | District of Mackenzie |
1981-1982 | Brian Palmer | Mayor | City of Fort St. John |
1980-1981 | C.D. Maroney/Ross Marks | Mayor | District of 100 Mile House |
1979-1980 | John Panagrot | Mayor | City of Quesnel |
1978-1979 | George Thom | Mayor | District of Kitimat |
1975-1977 | --- | --- | --- |
1974-1975 | Gordon Rowland | Mayor | City of Terrace |
1972-1974 | Mel Benson | Mayor | City of Dawson Creek |
1970-1971 | Elroy Garden | Alderman | City of Prince George |
1969-1970 | Ross Marks | Mayor | City of Dawson Creek |
1968-1969 | Jim Fraser | Alderman | City of Williams Lake |
1967-1968 | Bob Trail | Councillor | City of Dawson Creek |
1966-1967 | Carrie Jane Gray | Alderman | City of Prince George |
1965-1966 | Garvin Dezell | Mayor | City of Prince George |
1964-1965 | George B. Peters | Councillor | City of Terrace |
1963-1964 | Joe McDonald | Commissioner | Town of Smithers |
1962-1963 | Holgar S. Enemark | Alderman | City of Prince George |
1961-1962 | Herb Gandner | Chair | City of Williams Lake |
1960-1961 | T.N. Youngs | Alderman | City of Prince Rupert |
1959-1960 | --- | --- | --- |
1958-1959 | Alex V. Fraser | Mayor | City of Quesnel |
1957-1958 | Ken Jack | Alderman | City of Prince George |
1956-1957 | Gordon Williams | Mayor | Town of Smithers |