News Items tag as: TNRD 2021

Other local governments can learn a lot from TNRD audit: board chair
December 18, 2021 - 8:32 AM

Thompson Nicola Regional District officials believe they are setting an example for other local governments to follow as they take advice from auditors that scrutinized five years of financial data.
Former TNRD CAO Sukh Gill pocketed $130K in severance from taxpayers in 2021
December 18, 2021 - 7:00 AM

The former top employee at the Thompson Nicola Regional District earned his final paycheque from the regional government in October 2021, almost two years after his sudden exit.
BREAKING: 'Inappropriate culture of spending' found in TNRD audit
December 16, 2021 - 2:18 PM

Investigators have presented their findings of the forensic audit into spending at the Thompson Nicola Regional District today, but the full report is being withheld from the public.
TNRD audit delayed due to expanded scope of investigation
October 25, 2021 - 1:12 PM

A final report of a forensic audit studying spending habits at the Thompson Nicola Regional District has been delayed again.
TNRD directors have one clear dissenter to a vaccine mandate for employees, directors
October 22, 2021 - 1:00 PM

Thompson Nicola Regional District directors are looking at implementing their own COVID-19 vaccine policy for staff and the chair of the board believes it's important in order to appear as leaders in the community.
TNRD's community forest pursuit to help with fire safety, wildlife management
October 17, 2021 - 3:31 PM

A community forest managed by the Thompson Nicola Regional District could be an opportunity for a myriad of benefits including revenues and wildfire prevention.
'Tremendously frustrated': Province silent on TNRD request for state of emergency due to wildfires
July 19, 2021 - 5:29 PM

The provincial government has not responded to the Thompson Nicola Regional District since the board unanimously decided to ask for a provincial state of emergency.
TNRD forensic audit overlapping RCMP investigation
July 17, 2021 - 6:00 PM

As a forensic audit examining expenses at the Thompson Nicola Regional District nears two-thirds of completion, the accounting firm conducting the audit is overlapping a parallel RCMP investigation, the board heard in an update to the board this week.
Regional hospital district continuing to seek property taxes from non-Indigenous Tk'emlups homeowners
June 21, 2021 - 7:30 AM

The Thompson Nicola Regional District will continue its efforts to have Tk'emlups te Secwepemc fund the regional hospital district with non-member property taxes.
UPDATE: Former CAO was, by far, TNRD's highest paid staff member last year
June 18, 2021 - 2:46 PM

The former CAO of the Thompson Nicola Regional District was the highest paid staff member in 2020, and continues to be paid for a total of four-and-a-half months of vacation time.
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News Items tag as: TNRD 2021

Other local governments can learn a lot from TNRD audit: board chair

Former TNRD CAO Sukh Gill pocketed $130K in severance from taxpayers in 2021

BREAKING: 'Inappropriate culture of spending' found in TNRD audit

TNRD audit delayed due to expanded scope of investigation

TNRD directors have one clear dissenter to a vaccine mandate for employees, directors

TNRD's community forest pursuit to help with fire safety, wildlife management

'Tremendously frustrated': Province silent on TNRD request for state of emergency due to wildfires

TNRD forensic audit overlapping RCMP investigation

Regional hospital district continuing to seek property taxes from non-Indigenous Tk'emlups homeowners

UPDATE: Former CAO was, by far, TNRD's highest paid staff member last year

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