The Board is an autonomous organization composed of eleven members, five of which are designated by the Crees while the other five are named by the government of Québec. The Board functions under the leadership of the chairman, named by the government of Québec after consultation with the Crees.
Each party covers the costs relating to the participation of its members on the Board as well as half of the Board’s operational budgets. The Québec government is responsible for the chairman’s remuneration.
Members of the Cree-Québec Forestry Board
Albin Tremblay, Chairman
Mario Gibeault
Director General of coordination and strategic development, Forêts Québec Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
Isaac Voyageur
Natural Resources Coordinator Cree Regional Authority Cree Nation of Mistissini
Guy Hétu
Director General of Nord-du-Québec Region Ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune
Geoff Quaile
Environmental advisor Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee)
Réal Dubé
Regional representative
Norman A. Wapachee
Forestry Coordination Sector Cree Nation of Ouje-Bougoumou
Réjean Gagnon
Steven Blacksmith
Natural Resource DirectorWaswanipi First Nation
