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Alex Nilsson - Chair
 

Bob Meredith - Vice Chair
 

Bill Mackie - Secretary/Treasurer
 

Peter McIsaac - Past-Chair

Peter's son lives in one of the CDSCL group homes and he discovered that there was a shortage of directors and so he joined the board many years ago.

At various times, Peter has been Chair, Vice Chair or a director. Peter now serves as the Board Chair.

He has enjoyed working with a great group of people working to help all of the people that CDSCL supports.

Peter has served, many years ago, on the Windermere School Board. He has been a
Rotarian for 12 years and also volunteers for his local Museum and church. He was a member of the Interim Authority for Community Living that help create what is now Community Living British Columbia.

Peter and his wife Jaryl, have two adult children. Their son Robbie lives in a group home with CDSCL and their daughter, Jannis, lives and is supported in a family setting in Cranbrook. He has lived in Invermere since 1972 and for 20 of those years was a co-owner of Invermere Home Hardware. Peter retired early in 1972.

Peter likes walking as well as hiking in the mountains. He and his wife have been lucky enough to do a lot of travelling and have had many wonderful holidays.

Rita Petrich
 

Bunny Barrett

The word that describes Bunny is "advocate." It is a role that she has played for more than 30 years in service to her special needs clients in the Creston Valley. At the Endicott Centre (now known at the Creston and District Society for Community Living) where she spent most of her career, it was Bunny who created policies and procedures for the lay caregivers who looked after the needs of the physically and mentally challenged charges under their watch.

But her influence transcended a single place and time. A pioneer in her field, she fought for the mentally ill for decades ensuring that their physical, emotional and psychiatric needs were met. She educated the health care community as a whole to the gifts that these people bring to our lives especially their unconditional love and everlasting loyalty.

It has often been said that we can rightly judge the civility of society by the way we treat those who, through no fault of their own, find themselves in disadvantaged circumstances. If that is so, then surely we can say that Bunny in her lifetime of unflagging and unfailing service has made our society just that more civilized.
 

Irene Rand
 

Todd Dixon
 

Leroy McNicholas