North Battleford has announced their new Communications and Marketing Manager this week.
The City has announced James Risdon will be taking over those duties at City Hall.
He fills the vacancy left by Mike Halstead, the former CJNB radio news director who worked in communications for the City the last few years. Halstead resigned this summer to take a communication position with the City of Saskatoon.
Risdon comes to North Battleford from New Brunswick where he was based the last 13 years, spending much of that time working as a reporter, editor and publisher. Most recently he was editor of the NB Daily Star.
Before that he was based in Vancouver for four years where he wrote for various outlets including BC Report, Business in Vancouver, the CBC and others between 1997 and 2001. His main specialty over the years has been business reporting.
His extensive education includes a degree from Concordia University and a diploma in business administration from CCNB Bathurst. Risdon is also fluently bilingual.
Risdon new role puts him in charge of sending press releases, council meeting notes, managing the website and social media and other communications on behalf of the City of North Battleford.
He was scheduled to be introduced to media at an informal noon meeting at City Hall Friday.
