Membership is open to all organizations that serve a rural constituency, and/or whose mandate is concerned with issues of interest and relevance to rural citizens and communities, including non-profit organizations, governments, and businesses, and any individual from the community at large with an interest in rural community issues.

Membership aims to be inclusive of, but not limited to:
• Aboriginal,
• Environmental interests,
• Francophone,
• Governments (not including federal/provincial),
• Health,
• Persons with disabilities,
• Resource industries, utilities,
• Seniors,
• Visible minorities,
• Women,
• Youth

Detailed information about the BC Rural Network's mandate and governance is provided in our Terms of Reference. To join the BC Rural Network, download the application form below. For other membership inquiries, please contact us.

BC RURAL NETWORK BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2009-2010

Jerry Botti, Chair
Community Futures Association of BC

Neil Smith, Vice Chair
Mount Waddington Regional District

Greg Holitzki
Member at Large, Chase BC

Jessie Hemphill
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Brandon Hughes
Canadian Rural Partnerships

Kim Jensen
Innovative Changes/BC Cancer Agency

Pascale Knoglinger
Société de développement économique de la Colombie-Britannique

Cheryl McLay
Rural BC Secretariat, Ministry of Community Development

Maureen LeBourdais
Fraser Basin Council

Laura Archer
Golden Area Initiatives
Economic Development Office
Golden, BC