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“Thanks to my wife for not having me around for a month and a half campaigning. And, thank you to my team.” Lequire joins Mayor Lori Ackerman, Trevor Bolin, Lilia Hansen, Gord Klassen, Byron Stewart, and Tony Zabinsky on council. Lequire will be sworn in at the beginning of the May 25th regular council meeting. Voter turnout was up by one percent over the last by-election in 2017 to right per cent. A total of 1,240 votes were cast out of 15,249 eligible voters. The 2021 by-election saw a high number of mail-in votes due to the pandemic. A total of 1,120 voters headed to the polls during t...

Shopland’s report states contamination levels reached a level “that exceed industry standards” since the collection program was implemented in 2015. “When we contaminate the recycling, it jeopardizes the whole program. We are offering it to people because it’s a program that is very much needed. Citizens need to understand that if you jeopardize the program in that way, we can’t afford it anymore,” says Mayor Lori Ackerman during Monday’s meeting. Ackerman says finding a location for a new landfill would cost the city a pretty penny. “When we got a new operator at the North ...

Remuneration: $35,514.29 Overall, recently retired City Manager Dianne Hunter earned the most out of all employees at $352,678, up from $241,223.07 in 2019. In the report, it’s mentioned that Hunter’s compensation includes “vacation entitlement not taken but accrued over 13 years and paid out in 2020.” “Further employment compensation obligations with this former employee, post-retirement, will continue through to 2022,” the report continues. In total, the city doled out $20.19 million on salaries and $136,541.37 on expenses. In 2019, the city paid $20.6 million in remuneration an...

“If you see people out walking in red shirts today —not everyone will wear red —they’re walking for MMIWG.” In a Facebook post Wednesday, First Nations advocate Connie Greyeyes notes a limited number of bags are available. Residents are encouraged to walk on their own time, take a picture and tag Greyeyes or Knott in the post to be entered to win a “secret gift”. “Thank you for understanding this was out of our hands, and we need to be responsible and respectful to the restrictions in place,” says Greyeyes’ post. At the April 26th council meeting, mayor and council hung a ...

District of Taylor Office. (File) TAYLOR, B.C. – District of Taylor Mayor Rob Fraser has proclaimed the month of May Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month. The announcement was made during the district’s April 19th council meeting. At an April 12th council meeting, Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman also proclaimed May as M.S. Awareness Month in the Energetic City. It will be the second year the city celebrates the M.S. Society of Canada’s efforts to fund research and services. Last year, the lights at Centennial Park were lit up red on May 1st, and the M.S. Society flag was flown at City H...