District Council

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mayor Galina Durant

Galina Durant is currently serving her second term as Mayor for the District of Stewart after two terms as District of Stewart Councillor from 2005 to 2011.

Galina was elected to the UBCM Executive as the Small Communities representative and was as a member of the UBCM’s Healthy Communities Committee and Economic Development Committee.

Galina is currently the Community Librarian in Stewart, a position she has held since May 2004.

She was born in Russia, in a small community near the Barents Sea, moving to Canada in 1996 and has been a Stewart resident since.

She has a long history of community service and has been involved with numerous community organizations such as:

• Treasurer of the Stewart / Hyder Chamber of Commerce;
• District of Stewart representative on the Stewart-Cassiar Tourism Council;
• Board member of the Stewart Youth Center, Stewart Tourism Committee, Stewart Public Library Association, Hospital Women’s Auxiliary and the Snow Country Health Board.

Her educational background includes:

• Bachelor Degree in Commodity Research and Marketing of Food Products from Moscow University, Russia
• Diploma in Management and Administration from Moscow Law School, Russia
• Diploma in Accounting from the International Correspondence School, Montreal, Canada
• Certificate in Marketing and Management from the International Business Academy, New- York, USA
• Community Library Training Program Certificate from BCLA, Victoria, BC.

In June 2011 Galina completed Diploma Program “Library & Information Technology” through the Langara College, Vancouver.

Galina is friendly, approachable and eager to help. She is admired for having a backbone to stand up for what she believes to be right for the best interest of the whole community.

 

Councillor Bernie Elliott

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Councillor Sylvia Goulet

Councillor Goulet has a twin sister in Montreal QC and was raised in Chateauguay QC since the age of 6.  She sits on the Library Board and does countless hours of volunteering.
Councillor Goulet is grateful for the privilege of serving her community as a member of the District of Stewart Council.

 

 

 

Councillor Patricia Lynn

Patricia Lynn was elected to her first term as Councillor in the November 2006 by-election and then again in the 2011 General Election.  She is presently serving another term as Councillor after being elected in November 2014.

Patricia has been active in the community for over 25 years serving as Chamber of Commerce President, Stewart Public Library Trustee as well as Treasurer, past member of the Stewart Volunteer Fire Department, Area Coordinator for the Stewart Emergency Program and presently is the Chair of Stewart Bear Arts Festive.  Patricia sits as the local alternate representative for Community Futures 16/37.

 Patricia is employed by Environment Canada as a certified aviation weather observer.  She has four grown children and five grandchildren.

 

Councillor Gina McKay

 

 

 

 

 

 

Councillor Eike Riemann

Councillor Riemann was born in Germany near Berlin in 1941.  His family managed to get away before the invasion of Russian Troops in 1945, which destroyed 65% of the city including his family's property. They initially sought refuge with relatives in Bavaria, but at the request of Eike's mother’s father, they moved north again to live with him.  It eventually became known as East Germany where he went to school. In 1955 they managed to escape to the West and while his family lived in a refugee camp, Eike left for an apprentice ship to become an electrician.

In 1964 he decided to immigrate to Canada and spent the first 11 years in Ontario. When employment opportunities declined he moved to Alberta to work in the oilfield. In January of 1979 he managed to get a position with a company that eventually became the largest oil drilling company in Canada, also operating in Europe and the US.  

Working as electrical superintendent provided the opportunity for Eike to interact with employees as well as Government Agencies here and abroad. In 2002 he joined an electrical company working as QA/QC manager on large projects in and outside Alberta until his retirement in March of 2013.

Since Eike has a daughter whose husband grew up in Stewart and they returned to live here; being retired and at their request, he chose to buy a house in this community and make it his home.

 

Councillor Neal Rowe