Elections were held at the Annual General Meeting on Friday, March 15, 2024 for the WCOWMA-BC’s Board of Directors. Thank you to departing board member Mike Hyde for all his hard work, and welcome to new board members Trefor Digby! 2024 WCOWMA-BC Board of DirectorsPresident: Barry RumseyVice-President: James StiksmaSecretary-Treasurer: Craig SaprikenDirector: Chris BayleyDirector: Trefor DigbyDirector: Bruce McColmDirector: Krista Podwin

WCOWMA-BC is looking for administrative support for the day-to-day activities of the association. This would be a half-time, contracted position with the potential for full time in the future. The position would be performed remotely, so a workable home office would be required. Anyone interested in learning more about this opportunity should contact Lesley at

Recognizing the difficulty aspiring ROWPs have getting mentors in their local communities, the Association set aside a bursary in 2022 to help with travel costs should a member need to travel to access mentorship. This bursary would help to offset some of the travel and accommodation costs incurred in order to work under a mentor.

WCOWMA-BC is looking for administrative support for the day-to-day activities of the association. This would be a half-time, contracted position with the potential for full time in the future. The position would be performed remotely, so a workable home office would be required. Anyone interested in learning more about this opportunity should contact the association

It was exciting to see that WCOMWA-BC members Craig Sapriken and James Stiksma were featured in this month’s edition of the Onsite Installer. Periodically Betty Dageford from Onsite Installer reaches out to get a list of people to profile from Western Canada. It is really gratifying to see the contributions from our members profiled.

Poop and the question of what to do with it seems to be a singularly contentious issue for the CRD and one that has been floating around, in one form or another, for years. The Canadian Press covers the story here.

The WCOWMA-BC Board of Directors met in Kelowna to review 2023 and make plans for 2024. Agenda items included convention, training, bylaw review, and ongoing outreach.