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Regional directors anticipate big pay hike PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Area directors on the Strathcona Regional District are set to give themselves a big raise… retroactive to the beginning of 2012. The remuneration hike was okayed by the committee of the whole on Feb. 8, but has not been formally approved by the board as budget discussions continue. Seven area directors – those serving rural communities – Continued on A3 PAUL RUDAN/THE MIRROR
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Tan Nguyen closes her eyes in prayer and listens to chanting in her native Vietnamese during Tuesday’s cultural celebration at the Robron Centre to bring in the lunar new year and the Year of the Water Snake. See more photos on Page A3.
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Delayed decisions hold up regional district
You said: Yes – 14 votes (18%) No – 60 votes (81%)
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When it came to financial planning, next year’s budget and
borrowing for the arena project, the order of the day was “defer, defer, defer,” at the Strathcona Regional District. The board also decided to delay
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