Jim Cameron – Secretary (2016 - Present)

Jim Cameron was born in Garden Bay in July 1958. He graduated from Pender Harbour Secondary in 1976 and received his BSc from Simon Fraser University in 1984. Jim started gillnetting for Sakinaw Lake sockeye with his mother at only 4 years old. He has since fished for salmon and herring, as well as dogfish, halibut, cod, and prawns. Jim fished with his father for many years on “Britannia 1,” gillnetting and trolling for salmon as well as seining for herring. He bought his own boat “Miss Barbara” and license in 1985. Jim has been a member of the Pender Harbour Volunteer Fire Department since 1988 and is currently the Assistant Fire Chief. Jim is also a highly experienced professional biologist and has been helping to secure the survival of the unique Sakinaw Lake sockeye populations for many years.