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Making a difference up north EFMA member profile on Calvin Morven By Shayna Wiwierski It isn’t easy running schools in Northern B.C., but Cal-
After moving back to B.C. a number of years later, the
vin Morven loves the job so much, he’s been there for
school district was looking to hire for his position, and
22 years.
the rest, as they say, is history.
Morven is the director of operations for School Dis-
Although Morven does a number of different jobs
trict #92 (Nisga’a). Located 100 kilometres north of
in his position, one of the achievements he is most
Terrace, B.C., the district is small with only four schools
proud of is upgrading the heating and lighting systems
and is the only Aboriginal provincial school district
through the BC Hydro Power Smart program in their
in Canada. As part of his job, Morven is in charge of
facilities. Because of that, he received the BC Hydro
transportation, maintenance, custodial, housing, and
Power Smart Excellence Award for overall energy sav-
health and safety.
ing in 2003/2004.
The 66-year-old was born in Prince Rupert and grad-
“Our electricity is our only source of energy, so when
uated in Surrey, B.C. where he went into carpentry. Af-
I completed the project, our overall electrical usage
ter getting his carpenter journeyman certification, he
decreased by 27 per cent annually,” says Morven. “I
went on to get his plumbing and gas fitting certifica-
landed way up on the top with other organizations
tion in Alberta where he ran his own small business.
whose savings were in the millions. Our percentages
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Ops Talk • Fall 2019
