Purpose: The purpose of the Parks Engagement Group is to assist and support the Select Committee by, among other things:
- providing coordination and support for the Select Committee’s activities
- providing information and professional advice for the Select Committee’s consideration
- gathering public input for matters coming within the Select Committee’s mandate and reporting that information to the Select Committee
- assisting the Director, as needed, with bringing together informal groups to determine the city’s parks needs
- liaising with the Healthy Kamloops Engagement Group
Meeting Frequency: Quarterly
Reports to: Civic Operations Committee (formerly)
Minutes: via memo to Livability and Sustainability Committee
- Vacancy announced September 16, 2025 - not yet filled
- Dino Bernardo, Community Volunteer
- Quinton Harasemchuk, School District No. 73
- Peter Nixon, Community Volunteer
- Willy Saari, Community Volunteer
- Lisa Strachan, Tourism Kamloops
- Mike Trelengbery, Community Volunteer
- Jen Fretz, City of Kamloops
- Joe Luison, City of Kamloops
- Jeff Putnam, City of Kamloops (Chair)
- Sierra Brugger, City of Kamloops