John Finnie, Founding Member
John Finnie was a founding member of The Partnership on Vancouver Island (formerly CAVI) and served as its chair from 2006 to 2011. A civil and environmental engineer, his career was defined by over 40 years of water, wastewater and solid waste regulatory and utility management experience with the BC Ministry of Environment and the Regional District of Nanaimo. John received the first BCWWA Leadership in Water Sustainability Award for his accomplishments, in particular for his work in championing and bringing to fruition the Regional District of Nanaimo’s “Drinking Water and Watershed Protection” program.