Geographical Names Board of Canada
Members
Contact information for GNBC members (federal, provincial, and territorial)
as of June 2011.
| GNBC Chair | |
|---|---|
| Mr. Bruce Amos | c/o: GNBC Secretariat Room 634, 615 Booth Street Ottawa ON K1A 0E9 Fax: 613-943-8282 E-mail: geonames@nrcan.gc.ca |
| Provincial/Territorial Members | |
| Alberta | |
|
Dr. David Link Assistant Deputy Minister Heritage Division |
Alberta Culture and Community Spirit 8820-112th Street Edmonton AB T6G 2P8 Fax: 780-427-5598 |
| British Columbia | |
|
Ms. Janet Mason Provincial Toponymist |
BC Geographical Names Office GeoBC Ministry of Natural Resource Operations PO Box 9375 STN Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9M2 E-mail: geographical.names@gov.bc.ca |
| Manitoba | |
|
Mr. Des Kappel Provincial Toponymist |
Manitoba Geographical Names Program Manitoba Conservation Box 25, 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg MB R3J 3W3 Phone: 204-945-1798 Fax: 204-945-4232 E-mail: Des.Kappel@gov.mb.ca |
| New Brunswick | |
|
Mr. Gilles Bourque Manager - Toponymy |
Department of Wellness, Culture and Sport Place 2000 P. O. Box 6000 Fredericton NB E3B 5H1 Fax: 506-453-2416 E-mail: Gilles.Bourque@gnb.ca |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
|
Mr. Allan K. Chafe Director, Surveys and Mapping Division |
Lands Branch Department of Environment and Conservation Howley Building, Higgins Line P.O. Box 8700 St. John’s NL A1B 4J6 Fax: 709-729-0690 |
| Northwest Territories | |
|
Mr. Tom Andrews Territorial Archaeologist |
Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre NWT Cultural Places Program Government of the N.W.T. Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9 Fax: 867-873-0205 |
| Nova Scotia | |
|
Ms. Nancy Saunders Director |
Geographic Information Services Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations 9th Floor South Maritime Centre 1505 Barrington Street PO Box 2521 Halifax NS B3J 3K5 |
| Nunavut | |
|
Ms. Pauline Arnatsiaq Nunavut Toponymist |
Government of Nunavut P.O. Box 310 Igloolik NU X0A 0L0 Fax: 867-934-2047 |
| Ontario | |
|
Ms. Susan MacGregor Surveyor General, Office of the Surveyor General |
Geographic Information Branch Ministry of Natural Resources 300 Water Street, 2nd Floor, North Tower P.O. Box 7000 Peterborough ON K9J 8M5 Fax: 705-755-2149 E-mail: geographicnames@ontario.ca |
| Prince Edward Island | |
|
Ms. Beth Gaudet Provincial Tax Commissioner |
Provincial Treasury 95 Rochford Street P.O. Box 2000 Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8 Fax: 902-368-6584 |
| Quebec | |
|
Mme Louise Marchand Présidente Commission de toponymie |
Commission de toponymie du Québec 750 Blvd Charest Est, Ground Floor, Québec QC G1K 9M1 Phone: 418-643-2817 Fax: 418-644-9466 E-mail: topo@toponymie.gouv.qc.ca |
| Saskatchewan | |
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Mr. Carlos Germann Director |
Heritage Resources Branch Saskatchewan Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport 9th floor, 1919 Saskatchewan Drive Regina SK S4P 4H2 Fax: 306-787-3335 |
| Yukon | |
|
Mr. Jeff Hunston Manager (L-1), Heritage Resources Unit |
Department of Tourism and Culture P.O. Box 2703 Whitehorse YT Y1A 2C6 Fax: 867-393-6456 |
| Federal Members | |
| Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada | |
|
Mr. Marvin Hare Director, Lands and Environment Operations |
Lands and Environmental Management Branch Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 10 Wellington St., Room 17D Gatineau QC K1A 0H4 Fax: 819-953-1885 |
| Canada Post | |
|
Mr. Daniel Beaulne Director |
Address Management Canada Post 2701 Riverside Drive, Suite 260D Ottawa ON K1A 0B1 Fax: 613-734-7645 |
| Canadian Hydrographic Service | |
|
Dr. Savithri Narayanan Director General |
Canadian Hydrographic Service Department of Fisheries and Oceans 615 Booth Street, 3rd Floor Ottawa ON K1A 0E6 Fax: 613-996-9053 |
| Elections Canada | |
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Mr. Pierre Desjardins Director of Electoral Geography |
Elections Canada 250 Albert St., Room 2-007, 2nd floor Ottawa ON K1P 6M1 Fax: 613-998-9961 |
| Library and Archives Canada | |
|
Mr. Daniel Caron Librarian and Archivist of Canada |
Library and Archives Canada 550 de la Cité Boulevard Gatineau QC K1A 0N4 Fax: 819-934-5888 |
| National Defence | |
|
Mr. Gilles Champoux (for Dan Godbout, Director, Real Property Management |
National Defence Major-General George R. Pearkes Building 9 Center Block North 101 Colonel By Drive Ottawa ON K1A 0K2 Fax: 613-995-1031 |
| NRCan - Earth Sciences Sector | |
|
Dr. Brian Gray Assistant Deputy Minister |
Earth Sciences Sector Natural Resources Canada 588 Booth Street, 3rd Floor, Room 325 Ottawa ON K1A 0Y7 Fax: 613-995-1509 |
| NRCan - Geological Survey of Canada | |
| Position currently vacant | |
| NRCan - Mapping Information Branch | |
|
Mr. Prashant Shukle Director General, Mapping Information Branch |
Geomatics Canada Natural Resources Canada 615 Booth Street, Room 718 Ottawa ON K1A 0E9 Fax: 613-994-6749 |
| Parks Canada | |
|
Mr. Jonathan France Director, Historical Research Branch |
National Historic Sites Directorate Parks Canada Jules-Léger Building 25 Eddy, 5th Floor Les Terrasses de la Chaudière Gatineau QC K1A 0M5 Fax: 819-953-4909 |
| Statistics Canada | |
|
Mr. Joe Kresovic Director, Geography Division |
Statistics Canada Jean Talon Building, 3rd floor 150 Tunney’s Pasture Driveway Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Fax: 613-951-0569 |
| Translation Bureau | |
|
Ms. Donna Achimov Chief Executive Officer |
Translation Bureau Public Works and Government Services Canada 975 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Room 5-507, Gatineau QC K1A 0S5 Fax: 819-997-9227 |
| Advisory Committee Chairs | |
| Advisory Committee on Automation and Delineation | |
|
Mr. David Brown Manager |
Cartography, Architecture and Geomatics Library and Archives Canada 550 de la Cité Boulevard Gatineau QC K1A 0N4 Fax : 819-934-6828 |
| Advisory Committee on Nomenclature, Policy, and Research | |
| Dr. Philip Goldring | c/o: GNBC Secretariat Room 634, 615 Booth Street Ottawa ON K1A 0E9 Fax: 613-943-8282 |
| Representatives of data user and academic communities | |
| Data user community representative | |
|
Mr. Danial Duda Map Librarian |
QE II Library Memorial University St. John's, NL Canada A1B 3Y1 |
| English-speaking academic community representative | |
| Dr. Gordon Handcock | c/o: GNBC Secretariat Room 634, 615 Booth Street Ottawa ON K1A 0E9 Fax: 613-943-8282 |
| French-speaking academic community representative | |
|
Dr. André Lapierre Vice-Dean and Secretary |
Department of Linguistics Faculty of Arts University of Ottawa Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 |