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Councillor Vic Derman
Phone Number: 250-479-0302
E-mail Address: vicderman@shaw.ca
Personal Information:
Vic Derman was born and raised in Saanich and has been a resident of our municipality for his entire life. He was first elected to Council in 2002 and became a CRD Director in 2005. Prior to being elected to Council, Vic was a successful school teacher in School District 61 (Greater Victoria). He is married and continues to live in Saanich with his wife and daughter.
Municipal Appointments This Term:
- Chair - Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee
- Council Liaison - Heritage Foundation
- Council Representative as a Director - Royal and McPherson Theatres Board
- Council Liaison - Saanich Purchasing Department
Capital Regional District Appointments This Term:
- Director - Capital Regional District Board
- Director - Capital Regional District Hospital Board
- Vice Chair and member - CRD Environment Committee
- Vice Chair and member - CRD Planning, Transportation and Protective Services Committee
- Vice Chair and member - CRD Water Commission
- Member - Core Area Liquid Waste Committee
- CRD Board representative on The Roundtable on the Environment
Additional Activities:
- President and Vice-President - North Quadra Residents Association - 1990 to 2002
- Co-Founder of SCAN (Saanich Community Associations Network). Served as SCAN Chair for the organization's first 5 years
- Initiated and chaired the "Water in the City" conference, a highly successful international conference held in Victoria in 2004
- Developed "The Natural City", a comprehensive approach to urban sustainability
- One of 5 founding directors of The Land Conservancy of British Columbia (TLC). Served as TLC Vice Chair for the conservancy's first 5 years.
- As a volunteer, personally raised over $80,000 for local greenspace protection
- Volunteer canvasser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation
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