Citizens Encouraged to Get Involved on City Boards and Commissions

Oct 17, 2016

City of Winnipeg News Release – September 23, 2016

The City Clerk’s Office will be accepting applications for positions on various Boards and Commissions from September 23, 2016 to November 18, 2016.

Every September, the City Clerk’s Department initiates an annual selection process to fill citizen member positions to Boards and Commissions on which there are imminent or existing vacancies. Applications are now being accepted to fill vacancies on the following boards and committees:

Access Advisory Committee
Board of Adjustment
Board of Revision
Citizen Equity Committee
City of Winnipeg Museums Board
Concordia Hospital Board of Directors
General Council of Winnipeg Community Centres Board of Directors
Historical Buildings and Resources Committee
Library Advisory Committee
Records Committee
Seven Oaks House Museum Board
St. Boniface Museum Board
St. James Assiniboia Pioneer Association
St. James-Assiniboia Museum Board
Transcona Historical Museum Board
Winnipeg Arts Council Inc.
Winnipeg Committee for Safety
Winnipeg Housing Rehabilitation Corporation
Winnipeg Police Board
Winnipeg Public Library Board

Canadian citizens who reside in Winnipeg and who are entitled to vote in municipal elections are eligible to apply for these volunteer positions. Applications must be received in the City Clerk’s Department no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, November 18, 2016 or postmarked no later than Friday, November 18, 2016.

Please visit the following link for more information and application forms: http://www.winnipeg.ca/clerks/boards/CitizenAppointments.stm.