4 nelsonstar.com REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL 2011-P-04 Lakeside Park Concession Sealed proposals clearly marked: “Request for Proposal 2011-P-04 Lakeside Park Concession” will be received at the of¿ce of the Finance and Purchasing Manager – Suite 101-310 Ward Street, Nelson, B.C., V1L 5S4, up to and including 2:30 pm, local time November 8, 2011 for the following: Contract operation of the Lakeside Park Concession, commencing May 15, 2012 A viewing of the facility will take place Thursday, October 27, 2011 @ 10:00. Proposal Documents are available from: The Corporation of the City of Nelson Suite 101, 310 Ward Street Nelson, BC V1L 5S4 Contact: Finance and Purchasing Manager Phone No. 250-352-8204 Email:srorick@nelson.ca BC Bid, or the City of Nelson web site: http://www.nelson.ca/html/tender.html
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City’s New Treasurer Settles into Post
The man behind the numbers MEGAN COLE Nelson Star Reporter
Budgets, debts, surpluses and cuts from City Hall always cause a lot of stir in Nelson, but behind the numbers is a new face — a new chief financial officer. Colin McClure started the position in August, but has lived in Nelson for many years. “I worked for School District 8. That moved me from Revelstoke to Nelson with my family, including my son who was eight months old at the time,” said McClure. He said that as many resi- Colin McClure made the jump from Selkirk College to the city in August. Megan Cole photo dents know, Nelson is a very College but it really started he is the “point person.” departments from hydro, special spot and his family to wear going to Castlegar “It’s providing the finan- police/by-law, fire, library, was lucky to find a home every day,” said McClure. cial leadership for the city, parks and public works, here at the time. “When the position came up that’s the way that I look at planning, NYDC and tranAfter four years of work- at the city it was an opportu- it. I manage staff, I am ac- sit and our commitment to ing with the school district, nity for me to take a step up countable for the budget providing excellent service the former treasurer passed and be the head finance guy and the day-to-day opera- in all these areas it is a real away from a massive heart and to stretch myself and to tions,” he said. challenge.” attack. cut my teeth.” “One of the challenges McClure was born in McClure said it was a McClure said the experi- I face is that the past two North Vancouver but grew huge shock. He stayed at the ence with the city has been positions I held were in up in Collingwood, Ont. district for six months more great so far but added there education. The main focus After developing a love months before taking a job is a lot to learn. and purpose of those enti- for skiing in Ontario, he at Selkirk College as the di“Now it feels like I’m ties was to educate students. moved to Whistler where rector of finance. trying to drink from a fire With the city there are many he worked in carpentry and He crunched numbers at hose,” he said about the different components that learned how to ski powder. Selkirk for four and a half amount of learning that’s sometimes have significantSince then, he has moved years before making the been involved. ly different stakeholders and from ski town to ski town move to the City of Nelson. As the chief financial offi- purposes,” said McClure. eventually landing in Nel“It was a great job at Selkirk cer for the city, McClure said “When I think of all the son.
One Term Councillor Not Sure Dooley is the Right Man for the Future
Councillor Charlesworth bids adieu GREG NESTEROFF
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Although Nelson city councillor Kim Charlesworth won’t run next month for mayor or council, it’s not for lack of desire. “I would absolutely love to run for mayor,” she says. “I would love to go head to head with [John Dooley]. It’s been a very tough decision. But there comes a time you really have to put personal priorities first.” Charlesworth says although she has enjoyed her time on council and would like to stay involved, she and her family will be travelling in Europe in the next few months and are also planning another extended trip in about a year. While she expects to return to the area, it will most likely be to a rural place. She says serving on council is “an amazing way to be in touch with the community and help move things forward. But it’s a very personal choice for me. I just have other things in my
life and feel I can’t be on council and do them at the same time.” Charlesworth is satisfied with what she and the rest of council have accomplished over the last three years, but is frustrated some of the planning processes they set in motion weren’t completed a little faster.
“He [Dooley] is very much by a very traditional view of jobs, economy, dollars and cents.” She says she would love to be at the table to help implement those plans. “The economic challenges Nelson faces are similar to the challenges in every other town in Canada and North America. They’re only going to get tougher because of the global situation politically, economically, and environmentally. Things are not going to get easier.” Charlesworth says the next council needs to focus on how to make Nel-
son resilient — and that isn’t necessarily by focusing on the same things the city has done for the last 15 years. “There needs to be new ideas and tough choices made,” she says. As for Dooley, Charlesworth says he has many strengths, but “green is not his colour.” “It’s not where his priorities lay. And neither is the cultural sector. He is very much driven by a very traditional view of jobs, economy, dollars, and cents,” she says. “I do not think that will serve us well in the coming years. I think we need to be a lot more creative at how we look at making our community thrive. Jobs and economy are absolutely critical, but not necessarily traditional jobs and economy.” Charlesworth, who is widely regarded as having the strongest environmental background on council, hopes others will fill that void. She signed nomination papers for Candace Batycki, a prominent environmental activist who is running for council.