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‘Phenomenal leader’ bows out
After a 16-year career with the City of Surrey, Murray Dinwoodie – who has been the city manager since 2007 – is retiring. A search for his replacement is currently under way.
and development for a decade, stepped into the senior role at an annual salary of $235,000, which had climbed to $286,000 as of last year. During his time as city manager, observers say Dinwoodie exceeded the expectations of even some of his most optimistic supporters during record years of developby Kevin Diakiw ment in the city. Dinwoodie told The Leader in an interMURRAY DINWOODIE is retiring. view Tuesday that he felt it was time to go. Surrey’s city manager – the top bureau“I’ve had a phenomenal time in Surrey. crat at city hall – was named to the post I’ve been blessed with a in February 2007, after an very incredible mayor and exhaustive search to replace visionary council, fantastic predecessor Umendra “This city is staff,” Dinwoodie said. Mital. positioned... to be “In terms of my circumDinwoodie was considthey couldn’t be ered a near tie for first-place one of Canada’s stances, better.” pick Patrick Solerno – a great cities.” At 58, he said he feels it’s Florida city manager – who time to spend more time was chosen in a hotly conMurray Dinwoodie with his family, adding his tested five-to-four vote at an health is fine. in-camera meeting in 2006. He said the highlight Solerno backed out, and of his time at city hall has been working Dinwoodie got tapped for the job. with a high-calibre team. Dinwoodie, who had previously been Surrey’s general manager of planning See GROWTH / Page 4
Murray Dinwoodie has run Surrey city hall for six years
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Grim outlook for 2013 Fraser River sockeye run Warm water may kill up to 70% of salmon before spawning by Jeff Nagel LOWER-THAN-hoped-for returns
of Fraser River sockeye and dangerously warm water temperatures upstream have prompted fishery managers to curtail test fishing in a bid to let as many
salmon spawn as possible. Approximately 82,000 sockeye have already been caught through test fisheries and those salmon are sold to help offset the $1.4-million cost of the test program, which is critical to gauging the strength
of incoming runs. Pacific Salmon Commission chief biologist Mike Lapointe said Wednesday about half of test fishing operations have now been cancelled. See SOCKEYE / Page 8
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Commercial fishermen load sockeye salmon onto their boat on the Fraser River near Surrey during the 2010 season. This year’s much lower sockeye return and dangerously hot river water temperatures mean no fishery is expected.
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