Founding Board

The North Squamish Volunteer Fire Brigade Society is governed by a board of directors, who are elected by the members of the society. The board is responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, financial management, and operational performance of the society.

Michael Goodman

Board Member, Chief Cook & Bottle Washer

Chairman and founder, Mr Goodman has spent more than 40 years involved in all facets of real estate development and provides the overall vision and leadership for the Tri City Group.

  • The original Tri City business was founded by Henry and Ruth Goodman in the 1960s and grew to include real estate development asset ownership and private lending. Mr. Goodman was trained as an educator, but found it difficult to make a living in documentary film. After having a child he decided he needed to joining the family business to make better living. Mr. Goodman has expanded the scale of the real estate portfolio, while also expanding the private lending business. Mr. Goodman has been directly involved in all the acquisitions and developments related to the businesses. Mr. Goodman has experience with property management, land development & rezoning, construction (commercial and residential), and private lending underwriting. Currently, the Tri City Group manages over $40 million in real estate assets of its own and approximately $30 million in mortgages. Tri City manages two separetat mutual fund trusts, which hold onlly mortgage assets on behalf of its investors. Mr. Goodman has been an active philanthropist for over 20 years and is a leading supporter of social justice causes and environmental causes. He provides resources and funds to non-profit organizations through the Ruth and Henry Goodman Fund For Social and Ecological Justice.

Chief Dale Harry

Board Member

My vision has always been to be a voice for my people and to create prosperity for our people through economic development. It is imperative we invest in our future, build capacity for the Squamish Nation and create a more sustainable future. We are stewards of the land and it is our job to protect the land for future generations while unlocking the value in the present. Through respect for our history, culture and elders, we can create a meaningful path to reconciliation and the betterment of tomorrow. Through my family, my skills and my actions, I am an advocate for the Squamish Nation and a better sustainable future for all members.

  • Chief Dale was born and raised in Squamish. He is one of sixteen Hereditary Chiefs of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw and is an integral part this society and the Squamish communities at large.

    Chief Dale’s deep connection to the Squamish community is evidenced by the many boards, organizations, and committees with which he has been associated: Aboriginal Housing Management Association, Squamish Credit Union, Squamish Nation Peacekeepers, Aboriginal Education Council School District #48, Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Center, and Squamish Valley Development Corporation.

    For over a decade and a half, Chief Dale has served as Negotiator on the Squamish Nation Council. He also serves as a consultant for Aboriginal Economic Solutions Inc.

    Chief Dale has continuously guided, blessed, and brought both leadership and vision to the North Squamish Fire Brigade Society.

John Orr

Board Member

John brings valuable experience from extensive time spent on mine sites, coupled with formal training in mine fire suppression. With a solid foundation in firefighting techniques, he is committed to leveraging his expertise to support the society's mission.

  • John is from a long line of carpenters and builders. He remembers as a child being on his grandfather’s job sites straightening nails and being a “Go-‘fer” and has had every role in construction from pounding nails to raising 10's of millions of dollars for construction projects.

    John grew up at the feet of Harold Orr, CM, PEng, his father, a mechanical engineer, who was instrumental in researching and developing energy-efficient housing development in Canada. Harold worked for the National Research Council of Canada and his innovations, which include new insulation techniques and materials, air sealing and efficient ventilation, blower-door testing, and heat recycling, still serve as worldwide models for energy-efficient housing today some 40 years later.

    Naturally like father, like son, John has developed a keen interest in energy-efficient housing and learned much from dinner time conversations and working with Harold building energy-efficient structures. His first real job was working on a framing crew building super-insulated housing and when he was in university, he built a super-insulated home in Yellowknife. In 1994 John earned his civil professional engineering status and is currently registered in British Columbia and Saskatchewan and has been registered in; Alberta and Ontario. John has managed the construction of sewer, water, and road work for 6 subdivisions, poured over 50,000m3 of concrete, established 8 Redi mix batch plants, excavated over 60 million m3 of earthworks (cut and fill), built 9 bridges, managed a piling foundation company, 3 hydroelectric stations, estimated in excess of 200 buildings, and has been the construction manager on 3 large projects with a combined value in excess of $800m.

The board is supported by an advisory committee, which consists of representatives from the Squamish Indigenous community, and the residents of Squamish. The advisory committee provides guidance and feedback to the board on matters related to the society’s mission, vision, and values.

Convening Partners

Residents of Cheekye Village.

Consulting Partners

Dean Goodman BArch, OAA
Past Project:
Strachan House (Video)

Hereditary Chief Dale Harry
Squamish First Nation

Dean Goodman is coming out of retirement to take part in what he believes is a great project. He has worked with various First Nations and specializes in what he calls public space architecture.

Dean’s firm won the Govern General’s Award for the Strachan House in Toronto, a housing project, as Lead Architect.

Mr. Goodman is serving as a consultant on this project without firm affiliation.

  • Dean Goodman co-founded LGA in 1989. His insatiable interests in design, construction and technology are inseparable from his aspiration to make the world more humane and sustainable, one project at a time.

    For-profit, affordable housing and shelters, and projects with a First Nations focus have been central to his more than 35 years of practice. Dean was LGA’s partner-in-charge on the RAIC Innovation in Design Award-winning addition of two storeys of prefabricated living units to the rooftop of a St. Clare’s Multifaith Affordable Housing building in Toronto. He has led large-scale new-build and renewal projects for Toronto Community Housing and WoodGreen Community Housing and was recently partner-in-charge on the OAA Design Excellence Award-winning Eva’s Phoenix youth residence and skills training centre. Dean’s many projects for Native Child and Family Services of Toronto range from the Centre for Native Child and Family Well Being in the city’s core to a dining hall and ceremonial performance space for NCFST’s summer camp in Grundy Lake Provincial Park. His eclectic interests are reflected in areas of expertise that range from design for aging in place to the design of car dealerships.

    Skilled at creatively designing within budget and time constraints, Dean works collaboratively with clients to translate their ideas and goals into innovative designs. His honest and straightforward approach brings clarity to complicated issues.