QUESNEL CITY COUNCILLOR
| Category | Information |
| Council Service | First elected to Quesnel City Council in 2008 and subsequently re-elected. She was re-elected in 2022 with 1,215 votes. |
| Municipal Experience | By 2021, her UBCM biography described her as having more than 12 years of experience on Council and holding leadership positions on a number of committees. |
| NCLGA Leadership | Served as President of the North Central Local Government Association (NCLGA). Her later UBCM biography identified her as a past president of the organization. |
| UBCM Leadership | Roodenburg progressed through the executive of the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM), serving as Second Vice-President, First Vice-President and ultimately President for 2021–2022. |
| Other Provincial Involvement | Her 2021 UBCM biography also identified her as a board member of the Business Improvement Areas of British Columbia (BIABC). |
| Community Involvement Through Council | Her earlier Council responsibilities included Communities in Bloom, the Spirit of BC Committee, Labour Relations and the Community Involvement portfolio. In 2014 she identified encouraging volunteerism in Quesnel as an area she wanted Council to pursue. These were Council-related responsibilities rather than necessarily independent volunteer positions. |
| Independent Volunteer Service | I have not found enough reliable information to establish a substantial pre-Council independent volunteer record. This is kept separate from the many community activities she undertook as a councillor. |
| March 19, 2024 Council Meeting — Grave Error | Roodenburg seconded Councillor Tony Goulet’s motion concerning Grave Error and the City’s relationship with Lhtako Dene Nation. The motion passed unanimously. |
| April 2, 2024 Council Meeting | Roodenburg played a prominent part in the discussion concerning Mayor Ron Paull and the book. She relayed information she said she had received from two Cariboo Regional District directors concerning Ron showing or offering them the book. Ron disputed her characterization of what had occurred. |
| Her Reading of the Book | During the April 2 meeting, Roodenburg stated that she had purchased and read Grave Error herself, saying: “I bought it online and I want my money back.” |
| Censure and Sanctions | Roodenburg subsequently supported Council’s censure and sanctions against Mayor Paull. During the discussion she said the issue was “no longer about the book” but about leadership. Council voted unanimously for the censure and sanctions. |
| Subsequent Court Decision | In March 2025, the BC Supreme Court quashed the Council resolutions censuring and sanctioning Mayor Paull on procedural-fairness grounds. |