FEASIBILITY STUDY Downtown considered for seniors’ facility
HISTORY OF ROCK ‘N ROLL
Hatzic musical revue on until April 12
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PROPERTY SOLD District sells Pleasant View land to FHA
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SERVING MISSION SINCE 1908
Tilbury worries staffing exits affect business
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Cites council ‘bullying’ as factor in departures Carol Aun
cillors, including Tilbury, Jeff Jewell and Tony Luck. Last week, Jewell labelled the staff departures A Mission councillor is conas “excessive,” while Luck called cerned business at the district is the situation “abnormal.” slowing down because of recent But Hensman says a report he staff departures, which he says received from Bjorgaard doesn’t are related to “bullying and show an increase in departures berating” by council. or an “alarming trend.” “It’s affecting the district in a “This weird fantasy that there’s lot bigger ways than they let out more staff leaving the District to be,” said Coun. Nelson of Mission as has done Tilbury, who flagged the in previous years was an issue after Coun. Dave absolute surprise to me Hensman questioned when I looked at the facts last week’s Mission that our CAO gave us,” Record article revealing said Hensman at Monday that nine senior managnight’s council meeting. ers have left the District After the meeting, of Mission in the past Tilbury criticized Henstwo and a half years. man, who was the last TILBURY Mayor Ted Adlem to speak, for making a maintains the district is political statement during a time not understaffed, and that chief reserved for councillors to report administrative officer (CAO) Ken Bjorgaard has been tasked with on their involvement on committees, boards and activities restructuring staff. If people have a resistance to around the community. Tilbury says the loss of top change, it’s better for the orgapeople at the district will put nization that they leave, said Mission behind for years. Adlem. “It takes two or three years A total of 34 full-time employees resigned their positions for a person to move into posibetween 2012 and March 3 of tion and become familiar with this year, while 13 have retired. it,” said Tilbury. “There are things Between 2009 to 2011, 28 full- you do that you’re unique to and time employees resigned, while have good knowledge about. We have temporary people replacing 12 retired. The turnovers have caught the these people.” MISSION RECORD
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