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Joanne Young will host the 12th vigil for her daughter, who disappeared June 30, 2002. Lisa Marie Young was 19 when she disappeared after leaving a house party. No trace of the young woman has ever been found, but every year since, her mother has held an annual walk and candlelight vigil to keep her memory – and the hope for an answer to her disappearance – alive. Prior to Lisa Marie’s disappearance, Joanne Young said she trusted her daughter would be safe in a small town. “Her dad said years ago, when she was a little girl, that she would ask, ‘Are there monsters underneath my bed?’ and he said, ‘Oh, no. There’s n o t h i n g , ’ ” Yo u n g said. “Years later, who would expect a monster would, you know?” This year’s walk and vigil, Remembering Lisa Marie, happens Saturday (June 28) at the Lions Pavilion in Maffeo Sutton Park from noon until 3 p.m. The walk traces a route over Pearson Bridge on Terminal Avenue and returns along the waterfront to Maffeo Sutton Park where a candlelight vigil with music by local singers will be held. The event finishes with a barbecued salmon lunch. “One day we’d like to get closure,” Joanne said. “I mean, we always have that hope, right?” photos@nanaimobulletin.com
Nanaimo News Bulletin 5
Thursday, June 26, 2014
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rEgioNal diStrict director hopes to attract young politicians to the board table. By Karl yu The News BulleTiN
A Regional District of Nanaimo director is hoping to see younger colleagues sitting at the board table following next year’s municipal election. In order to entice younger people to run in the November election, Area H director Bill Veenhof proposed a motion at last month’s regional district board meeting that will see the district’s remuneration review committee examine child care compensation. “Fundamentally, when you look around the board room, that really at
the end of the day, to run for office, you’ve got to either be retired and on a decent pension or have [disposable income], so … that skews the demography of who can think about running for office,” Veenhof said. A young woman or man with a family on the board would bring a powerful and useful perspective, said Veenhof, who also proposed a motion to examine director compensation for all reasonable expenses. “For instance, if you were an elected official and you had a significant other that needed medical care when you were
involved in your political duties, that would be a reasonable expense in my mind,” he said. Regional district board directors are compensated with an annual salary of $18,440. Child care compensation and salaries would be among items the remuneration committee would examine and Veenhof expects the committee will have recommendations for the board by September. The expectation is to have something in place before the November municipal election, in time for younger people to consider running. “Given the composition of the board today, it wouldn’t cost the taxpayer a penny. But like I say, I think the taxpayer would be well
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