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Geographical Names Board of Canada - Members

Contacts for GNBC members (federal, provincial, and territorial)
as of February 2006.

GNBC Chair
Ms. Gisèle Jacob Chair, GNBC	Room 634, 615 Booth Street Ottawa ON K1A 0E9 Fax: (613) 943-8282
Provincial/Territorial Members
Alberta
Mr. David Link Director, Heritage Resource Management Branch	Alberta Community Development 8820-112th Street Edmonton AB T6G 2P8 Fax: (403) 427-5598
British Columbia
Mr. Amin Kassam Director, Base Mapping and Geomatic Services Branch	Integrated Land Management Bureau Ministry of Agriculture and Lands P.O. Box 9355, STN Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9M2 Fax: (250) 356-7831
Manitoba
Mr. Des Kappel Provincial Toponymist	Manitoba Geographical Names Program Manitoba Conservation 1007 Century Street Winnipeg MB R3H 0W4 Fax: (204) 945-1365
New Brunswick
c/o Mr. Gilles Bourque Project Executive - Commemorations	Historic Places Culture and Sport Secretariat Place 2000 P. O. Box 6000 Fredericton NB E3B 5H1 Fax: (506) 453-2416
Newfoundland and Labrador
Mr. Neil MacNaughton Director of Surveys and Mapping	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 Government of the N.W.T. Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9 Fax: (867) 873-0205
Nova Scotia
Mr. Danny Gray Director	Geographic Information Services Service Nova Scotia P.O. Box 1523 Halifax NS B3J 2Y3
Nunavut
Mr. Ammie Kipsigak Nunavut Toponymist	Culture, Languages, Elders and Youth Nunavut Government Box 310 Igloolik NU X0A 0L0 Fax: (867) 934-2047
Ontario
Mr. Brian Maloney Surveyor General, Geographic Information Ontario	Information Resource Management Branch Ministry of Natural Resources 300 Water Street, 2nd Floor, North Tower P.O. Box 7000 Peterborough ON K9J 8M5 Fax: (705) 755-2149
Prince Edward Island
Mr. James Ramsay Provincial Tax Commissioner	Provincial Treasury 95 Rochford Street P.O. Box 2000 Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8 Fax: (902) 368-6584
Quebec
Mme France Boucher Présidente par intérim, Commission de toponymie	750 Blvd. Charest Est, Ground Floor, Québec QC G1K 9M1 Fax: (418) 644-9466
Saskatchewan
Mr. Gib Macaulay Chairman, Saskatchewan Geographical Names Board	Information Services Corporation of Saskatchewan 10 Research Drive, 2nd Floor Regina SK S4P 3V7 Fax: (306) 787-3335
Yukon
Mr. Jeff Hunston Manager, Heritage Resources Unit	Department of Business, Tourism and Culture P.O. Box 2703 Whitehorse YT Y1A 2C6 Fax: (867) 667-8023
Federal Members
Canada Post
Mr. Ian Benson Director	Address Management Canada Post 2701 Riverside Drive, Suite B223 Ottawa ON K1A 0B1 Fax: (613) 734-7615
Canadian Hydrographic Service
Ms. 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
Earth Sciences Sector
Dr. Irwin Itzkovitch Assistant Deputy Minister	Earth Sciences Sector Natural Resources Canada 580 Booth Street, 14th Floor Ottawa ON K1A 0E4 Fax: (613) 992-8874
Geological Survey of Canada
Mr. Benoît Couture Scientific Editor, French	Geological Survey of Canada Natural Resources Canada 2-292-601 Booth Street Ottawa ON K1A 0E8
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Mr. Stephen Gagnon Director, Lands, Operations and Registration Directorate	Lands Branch Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Les Terrasses de la Chaudière 10 Wellington St., Rm 17A Gatineau QC K1A 0H4 Fax: (819) 994-1667
Library and Archives Canada
Mr. Ian Wilson Librarian and Archivist of Canada	Library and Archives Canada Room 318, 395 Wellington Street Ottawa ON K1A 0N4 Fax: (613) 992-9010
Mapping Services Branch
Ms. Jean Cooper Director General, Mapping Services Branch	Geomatics Canada Natural Resources Canada 7th Floor, 615 Booth Street Ottawa ON K1A 0E9 Fax: (613) 943-8959
National Defence
Mr. Gilles Champoux (for Alain Bastarache, Director, Realty and Facilities Management Support)	National Defence Headquarters Major-General George R. Pearkes Building, 9CBN 101 Colonel By Drive Ottawa ON K1A 0K2 Fax: (613) 995-1031
Parks Canada
Mr. Gordon Fulton Director, Historical Services Branch	National Historic Sites Directorate Parks Canada 25 Eddy, 5th Floor Jules-Léger Building Gatineau QC K1A 0M5 Fax: (819) 953-4909
Statistics Canada
Mr. Gordon Deecker Director, Geography Division	Statistics Canada 3rd Floor, Section C7, Jean Talon Building Tunney's Pasture Ottawa ON K1A 0T6 Fax: (613) 951-0569
Translation Bureau
Ms. Francine Kennedy Chief Executive Officer Terminology Standardization Directorate	Translation Bureau Public Works and Government Services Canada 975 Saint-Joseph Boulevard, Room 5-517, Gatineau QC K1A 0S5 Fax: (819) 953-8443
Advisory Committee Chairs
Advisory Committee on Automation and Delineation
Ms. Grace Welch Map Librarian	Map Library University of Ottawa 65 University Ottawa ON K1N 9A5 Fax: (613) 562-5195
Advisory Committee on Nomenclature, Policy, and Research
Dr. André Lapierre Chairman, Department of Linguistics	University of Ottawa P.O. Box 450, Station A Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 Fax: (613) 562-5975

2006-05-25

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