Citizens' Assembly Member Profile

DARLEEN DIXON was the first member selected to the Assembly and a resident of Fort Nelson at the time she was selected.  She just recently moved to Vernon.  Darleen was born in Saskatchewan but has lived in B.C. since 1991.  Currently, Darleen, a retired nurse, owns a fabric store in Fort Nelson.   Her community involvements include the Fort Nelson Chamber of Commerce, the Fort Nelson Garden Club and general community support.  Her hobbies include sewing, quilting and other needlecrafts.  Darleen and her husband have two married children and seven grandchildren.  Darleen sees the Citizens’ Assembly as an opportunity “to do something for our country.”  She says she has been “a little unhappy about how we vote.”  “This is an opportunity to learn and perhaps to change something,” says Darleen.