Nuanced. 60. Clint Hames: Former Mayor of Chilliwack & Community Leader
Clint Hames and Aaron Pete sit down to discuss the importance of community, the impact of leadership, and the role of politics. The two also discuss Clint's appearances on Chill TV, his band Judy Tuesday, and his involvement with the Chilliwack Players Guild.
Over the past 40 years Clint has amassed a comprehensive resume including work in the non-profit, private and public sector. He worked for 17 years in executive positions within a large non-profit and founded and ran a private sector, human service organization for 25 years. During that time, he also served his community as an elected City Councillor for 9 years, the city's Mayor for 9 years and spent 18 years representing his community on the Regional District Board (equivalent to a County Board in other jurisdictions) including 3 years as Chair. Upon retiring as Mayor in 2008, Clint was appointed by an Order in Council (Canada) to serve on the Board of the Canada Lands Company, a non-agent Crown Corporation involved in the development of surplus federal properties. During this term he served as the Chair of the Human Resources, Governance and Investment Committees as well as Board Vice Chair. He retired from this position in 2018.