By Craig Westcott/March 17, 2022
The world looks to be at the point of returning to normal travel again, and Mount Pearl City council is no exception.
Last week, council approved a motion to send six members of council to the annual Federation of Canadian Municipalities Conference and Trade Show this summer.
The event runs from June 2 - 5 in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Representing Mount Pearl will be Mayor Dave Aker, Deputy Mayor Nicole Kieley, and councillors Bill Antle, Isabelle Fry, Chelsea Lane and Mark Rice. The only councillor not attending is Jim Locke, who made the motion to send his colleagues out west.
"The costs are in line with our professional development policy and budget," Locke noted. "These events are very useful. It's nice to see that we are getting back in-person again. I've attended many of these over my time on council and they are invaluable. The information that you learn at the sessions, the networking that you're able to do, the friends that you make and the people that you meet from right across our country in little towns and big cities and just getting a chance to share ideas and experiences, it always energizes me and I'm sure that when my colleagues get back from this, they'll be filled with gusto and new ideas and inspired. So I'm happy to bring this forward."
Locke's motion passed unanimously.
