Press release from the Campbell River & District Chamber of Commerce
The Campbell River & District Chamber of Commerce, The Campbell River Mirror and the Tidemark Theatre Society co-hosted a series of debates for all candidates vying for office in the Strathcona Regional District and the City of Campbell River in the BC Municipal Election on October 15, 2022.
Continue reading All Candidate debates in Campbell River and SRD Rural Areas.
The legitimacy of Regional Director Jim Abrams expenses was once again discussed at the last meeting of the SRD board prior to the election.
When the auditor submitted his report to the SRD Board at their May 11, 2022 meeting, Campbell River Director Claire Moglove, pointed out that there was a significant difference in what Directors were being paid.
“I think for the sake of transparency in particular to the public, that we have more of an explanation as to how that comes to be. So in particular, on the remuneration side, at some point I would love to see a breakdown of what is the regular stipend for Directors and what are the meeting fees that have been incurred,” she said.
Continue reading The Legitimacy of Jim Abram’s Expenses
When the auditor submitted his report to the Strathcona Regional District Board last Spring, it showed one director billing significantly more than his colleagues.
“I received more money than other directors,” admitted Regional Director Jim Abram of Area C (Discovery Islands-Mainland Inlets) at the Strahcona Regional Dirstrict’s May 25 board meeting.
Continue reading Abram agrees to repay the SRD $8,640 for expense payments not meeting their criteriaThe Electoral Area Directors Debate was the first of six all candidates debates co hosted by the Campbell River & District Chamber of Commerce, with the CR Mirror and the Tidemark Theatre Society.
Continue reading 2022 Electoral Area Directors Debate
The Strathcona Regional District’s rural directors responded to the Housing Needs Report at the Electoral Areas Services Committee meeting on Wednesday, June 15.
Sandy Mackay, of M’akola Development Services, gave the Directors a presentation.
“We began earlier this year and continued throughout winter and spring of 2022. The study was extensive. It included a selection of key informant interviews, which I believe almost all of you participated in, as well as a community survey that garnered responses from 437 households. Which is, to be frank, quite remarkable given the size and geographic spread of your regional district,” he began.
See: Rural Housing Survey: unaffordable rents, vacant houses, Airbnbs
Continue reading Rural Housing Survey 2: Directors first responses
