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Gervais is director of community services and deputy corporate officer for the Village of Fraser Lake.
Published 9:19 am Monday, September 28, 2026Fraser Lake administrator Jesse Gervais is running as the BC NDP candidate in Nechako Lakes. The B.C. NDP has chosen Fraser Lake municipal administrator Jesse Gervais to carry its banner in Nechako Lakes in the next provincial election Oct. 24.
Gervais is director of community services and deputy corporate officer for the Village of Fraser Lake. He also sits on the board of the Fraser Lake Community Foundation and was appointed in August to the University of Northern British Columbia’s board of governors. According to his biography on the UNBC website, Gervais grew up in Prince George and has lived in several B.C. communities, as well as in Manitoba, Ontario, Spain and Mexico.
His family roots are in the Flying Dust First Nation and the Green Lake Métis Settlement in Saskatchewan. Before entering public administration, Gervais worked as an adviser to elected officials in both the provincial and federal governments, focusing on policy, legislation and programs affecting rural communities and economic development. He has also held elected office with the Métis Nation. Earlier in his career, he was a professional ballet dancer.
He performed with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Compañía de Danza de Víctor Ullate in Madrid and the Compañía Nacional de Danza in Mexico. In a Sept. 26 statement, Gervais said people are struggling and criticized what he described as Conservative cuts to health care and education.
“We need a government that will stand up for B.C. ,” he said, adding that he wants to protect local jobs and invest in communities.
“I’m proud to call Fraser Lake home, and I’m ready to stand with the BC NDP to protect what matters and build a stronger future for people here. ”
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