About

Andrea Reimer was a proud co-chair of Gregor Robertson’s successful people-powered campaign to be the Vision Vancouver mayor candidate in the November 2008 municipal election.

Andrea has been previously elected to municipal office, sitting on the Vancouver School Board from 2002 – 2005 as the first school trustee to be elected in Canada under the Green Party banner. As a school trustee, Andrea played a leadership role in successful advocacy campaigns to restore provincial funding for public schools and worked to increase community access and meet community expectations for the public school system. Andrea also was one of the first elected officials to maintain a blog while in public office.

As a long time supporter of sustainability, community economic development and social justice, Andrea has volunteered as a board member of many community organizations including:

• City of Vancouver Food Policy Council (Co-Chair)
• Canadian Women’s Voter’s Congress (President)
• Vancouver Foundation Health and Social Development Advisory Committee
• Your Local Farmer’s Market Society (Vice Chair)
• Vancouver Green Party (past Chair)
• CCEC Credit Union (past President)

Andrea works as the Executive Director of the Wilderness Committee, a position she has held since 2002, and is a recognized leader in BC's environmental movement. She is also a capable administrator: in her seven years as the senior manager, the Wilderness Committee has increased in membership by 10,000, seen a 65% increase in budget and established itself as the group of record on environmental issues in British Columbia.

A prolific public speaker and commentator, Andrea is asked to provide her analysis on topics ranging from province-wide 2005 municipal election results for CBC TV to being a Go Green Challenge judge for CKNW Radio. In 2007 she was chosen to be trained by Al Gore to deliver his An Inconvenient Truth powerpoint presentation to local audiences.