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First meeting of the new SRD Board

November 11, 2022 Roy Hales

The new Strathcona Regional District (SRD) Board was sworn in on Wednesday, November 9.

“10 of the 14 Directors on the Strathcona Regional District Board are new. There’s been a huge changeover. You do have some folks with experience in there, but it’s a new place to work. My initial experiences with folks is that people are approaching this job with a really open mind, a willingness to work together, cooperative attitudes and it’s really great,” explained Mark Vonesch, the new Regional Director for Cortes Island.

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Indigenous Nations, Politics

Election 2022: The new Strathcona Regional District Board

October 17, 2022 Roy Hales

More than half of the familiar faces will not be returning to the SRD Board this term. The former Chair and Vice Chair, Brad Unger and Claire Moglove, were both defeated in their bids for re-election. So were Regional Director Brenda Leigh and former Campbell River Directors Charlie Cornfield and Colleen Evans. Neither Mayor Andy Adams (of Campbell River), Jim Abram (from Area C) or Noba Anderson (from Cortes Island) sought re-election. Only 5 of the 13 Directors from last term were re-elected. Two of the previous alternates from Campbell River will most likely take a seat at the SRD table.

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