Phone Number:  250-658-6558
Cell Number:  250-888-6490
Fax Number:  250-475-5440
E-mail Address:  wergeland@shaw.ca

Personal Information:

• Married: Nancy
• 3 children, 9 grandchildren
• Resident of Greater Victoria since 1967 - Saanich since 1981
• Business owner for 25 years
• Semi-retired since 1992

• Member of Council
• Chair, Finance, Audit and Personnel Standing Committee
• Council Liaison, Highways
• Council Liaison, Greater Victoria Economic Development Commission

CRD Board:

• Director, Capital Regional District and Hospital Board
• Planning, Transportation & Protective Services Committee
• Traffic Safety Commission
• Core Area Liquid Waste Management Committee (Sewage Treatment)
• Member of Housing Action Team
• Alternate Director, Regional Water Supply Commission
• Member, Capital Region Emergency Services Telecommunications (CREST)

Previous Appointments:

• First elected to Saanich Council in 1996; Re-elected, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008
• Director, Capital Regional District Water Commission
• Chair, Administrative Traffic Committee
• Member, Finance and Personnel Committee
• Member, Greater Victoria Intermunicipal Committee
• Member, Greater Victoria Library Board
• Council Liaison, Finance Department
• Member, Safe Routes to Schools and Crossing Guards Task Force
• Saanich Representative, Provincial Capital Commission
• Council Liaison, Roads and Maintenance
• Member, Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Board
• Member, Advisory Planning Commission
• Vice Chair, Cedar Hill Golf Course Committee
• Council Representative, Horticultural Centre of the Pacific
• Council Liaison, Engineering and Traffic Calming
• Council Liaison, Planning Department
• Co-Chair, Parks & Recreation Committee
• Co-Chair, Development Process Review Committee
• Council Representative, Royal Theatre
• Vice-Chair, Finance Committee

• Elected 1999, Re-elected 2002, 2005, 2008
• Member, CRD Board of Directors
• Environment Committee
• Health Facilities Planning Committee
• Vice Chair, Parks & Recreation Committee
• Traffic Safety Commission
• Hospital Board
• Royal Theatre/McPherson Theatre Committee
• Royal Theatre Renovation Task Force
• CRD Traffic Safety Commission
• Solid Waste Committee - Hartland Landfill
• Chair, Capital Regional Housing Corporation
• Chair, Royal Theatre Finance Corporation

Volunteer Service:

• Director of Compassionate Resource Warehouse, providing relief supplies to third world countries
• Producer of "Val-U-Book" fundraiser for schools, sports teams and youth groups
• Past Chair of Pacific Christian School
• Involved with Seniors' Groups
• Team Leader and organizer for building projects in third world countries-Kenya, Malawi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, Venezuela, Costa Rica
• Member - The Land Conservancy of BC
• Member of Haliburton Farms
• Active member of a local church
• Past involvement with various youth organizations