Dr. Kira Hoffman
Fire Ecologist and Practitioner; University of British Columbia, Bulkley Valley Research Centre
Lynn Orstad Award
The award was designed by Kwakwaka’wakw artist Rod Smith. Its design features a Killerwhale. The other details on the sculpture can be interpreted as individual elements of the whale, or ocean waves, with some abstract details.
Fire Ecologist and Practitioner; University of British Columbia, Bulkley Valley Research Centre
Mitigation Manager; First Nations’ Emergency Services Society (FNESS)
Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Senior Advisor; Regional District of Central Kootenay
Policy Advisor; Indigenous Leadership Initiative
Emergency Coordinator, Simpcw First Nation and Deputy Fire Chief at the Chu Chua Volunteer Fire Land and Resource Coordinator; Ministry of Forests