Bowles takes over as city manager
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This article was published 04/05/2021 (1856 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
For the first time since the tail end of 2019, Brandon has a permanent city manager on the job.
The City of Brandon announced on Monday that recent hire Ron Bowles has completed his self-isolation period after moving to the Wheat City from Campbell River, B.C., and has started performing his duties as the city’s 10th city manager.
“The pandemic had slowed us down for a while, but we are extremely pleased to have completed our national selection process and now welcome Mr. Ron Bowles to the role of Brandon’s city manager,” Mayor Rick Chrest stated in a media release. “Ron’s wide experience, fresh perspectives and proven coaching attributes will be a great fit for the corporation, our staff, community partners and stakeholders.”
When Bowles spoke to the Sun when his hiring was announced, he said that he had a family connection to the area as his wife’s family live in and around Brandon.
“I’d like to do my part in helping the community progress and grow,” he said in February. “Things like getting the Optimist Park relocation project started, helping council deal with solutions for helping the vulnerable population and homelessness and the opioid crisis, flood protection, First Nations business interests and social programs in Brandon.”
His last position was as general manager of community development for Campbell River.
City treasurer Dean Hammond had been acting city manager since previous manager Rod Sage went on paid leave in October 2019 after the RCMP started reviewing the circumstances of the overdose death of 30-year old Christine Mitchell at his home in July 2019.
Sage later retired from his position in February 2020. The report into the situation was completed earlier this year, but few details of the findings have been made public by the provincial government.
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