The CRD’s standing committees will now include First Nations’ elected officials
The Capital Regional District includes the territories of about 20 Indigenous communities. Those nations have not had much of a say in regional governance. But the CRD has taken a step towards fixing that. CRD standing committees are now going to include representation from elected members of First Nations on a rotating basis.
To talk more about this, Kathryn Marlow of All Points West CBC, spoke with Joni Olsen: