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Regional district welcomes 11 new directors

RDCK council prepares for a photoshoot inside a board room. the carpet in the room is green, and meeting desks with chair are visible in the foreground
The new edition of the RDCK board gets ready for their first official photoshoot. Photo by John Rune/KCR News.
John Rune - CJLY - Kootenay • BC | 24-11-2022
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The Regional District of Central Kootenay has welcomed 11 new directors to sit around the table, which makes policy decisions for 160 services around the region, such as recreation, emergency management, water systems and more.

The directors were sworn in at the RDCK inaugural meeting last Tuesday, when the board also re-elected chair Aimee Watson for her fifth consecutive year. Salmo Mayor Dianna Lockwood secured the vice-chair position over Area H Director Walter Popoff, who was defeated in the vote. Watson said she was excited to continue to do the work that she enjoys.

"I really am inspired working with such a diverse team. Communities and building community capacity is what really brings me a lot of passion," said Watson, adding she's "particular" about process in the organization.

"I don't like wasting time, so the ability to do that job while also being able to ensure the process gets us where we need to go is really what I love doing."

Walter Popoff said he was hoping that the new directors could bring new ideas to the table.

"They ask questions that we might not have thought about," he said after the meeting.

The directors for this term include:

  • Electoral Area A – Garry Jackman (Acclaimed - Incumbent)
  • Electoral Area B – Roger Tierney (Elected)
  • Electoral Area C – Kelly Vandenberghe (Elected)
  • Electoral Area D – Aimee Watson (Acclaimed - Incumbent)
  • Electoral Area E – Cheryl Graham (Elected)
  • Electoral Area F – Tom Newell (Acclaimed - Incumbent)
  • Electoral Area G – Hans Cunningham (Elected – Incumbent)
  • Electoral Area H – Walter Popoff (Acclaimed - Incumbent)
  • Electoral Area I – Andy Davidoff (Acclaimed - Incumbent)
  • Electoral Area J – Henny Hanegraaf (Elected)
  • Electoral Area K – Teresa Weatherhead (Acclaimed)
The rdck board posing for a group photo in front of the rdck logo and Canadian and British Columbia flags.

The newly sworn in RDCK directors. Back Row L-R: Jessica Lunn, Garry Jackman, Keith Page, Aidan McLaren-Caux, Diana Lockwood, Aimee Watson, Arnold DeBoon, Cheryl Graham, Leonard Casley & Hans Cunningham. Front Row L-R: Maria McFaddin, Roger Tierney, Kelly Vandenberghe, Teresa Weatherhead, Suzan Hewat, Walter Popoff and Colin Ferguson.

"I am particular about process"–RDCK board chair Aimee Watson. KCR News report by John Rune:

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