Results are in for the elections to the board of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.
A total of 12 individuals have been elected to two-year terms and there was a tie for a one-year term position to replace a board member who had resigned. The nominations committee has recommended that both individuals who tied for that final spot be appointed to the board.
Those elected to serve two-year terms are:
Terry Caldwell (Carpet Superstores / Empress Furniture & Décor), Mitchell Cooper (Demmans Baldwin Friedman and Frank), David Fortier (Fortier Mattila Appraisals Ltd.), Jim Lafreniere (Bee J’s Office Plus), Sharon Mohagen (Blue Rentals), Dallan Oberg (Holm Raiche Oberg Chartered Professional Accountants), Kayla Petersen (Re/Max of the Battlefords), Melanie Roberts (North West College), Janice Sander (Frontier Centre - Terracap Mgmt.), Derek Schmidt (Bill and Don’s Mens Wear), Steven Ulven (Ilta Grain Inc.) and Bill Volk (Individual Member).
Caldwell, Cooper, Roberts and Volk are returning incumbents.
The two individuals who will serve one-year terms are Susan Challis (SaskTel) and Harris Sutherland of Gold Eagle Casino. Both are incumbents.
In all, 16 candidates stood in the annual Chamber board election. Ballots were mailed to Chamber member businesses and organizations in good standing, with a deadline to return ballots by Dec. 31. The votes were counted during the first week of January. There were no disqualified ballots.
The nomination committee’s recommendations now go to the current board for ratification. The newly-elected board members will be able to join the annual general meeting on Jan. 31 and their first regular board meeting will be in February.
Also upcoming Jan. 18 will be the Chamber’s annual President’s Banquet at the Event Centre, Gold Eagle Casino. The incoming president, Warren Williams, will be sworn in and the guest speaker will be Arlin Sorensen, CEO and founder of HTG Peer Groups and HTS Ag.
