Nikki Skuce is the Director of the Northern Confluence Initiative, a project on Tides Canada’s shared platform. Northern Confluence is an initiative based out of Smithers that focuses on land use decisions in northern B.C., including mining development. We strive for the greater conservation and protection of wild salmon watersheds. Nikki has over 20 years experience in the non-profit sector working toward environmental and social justice on local, national and international levels. She worked with ForestEthics (now Stand) on stopping the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipelines and tanker project, and on protecting the Sacred Headwaters. For several years Nikki worked with One Sky on policy and practical programs in Canada, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and Peru. She began to focus on energy issues after coordinating Canadian NGOs around the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002 and spent years advocating for renewable solutions at all levels of government. Nikki has volunteer board experience, including with Langara College, Wet’zinkwa Community Forest and currently on the Bulkley Valley Community Arts Council. She holds a degree in Canadian Studies and International Relations from the University of British Columbia. She lives with her Argentine partner, daughter Lucia and son Felix on Wit’suwit’en territory.
