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Wonders says may be released later DeLynda Pilon Information on whether or not former CEO of Initiatives Prince George Tim McEwan will receive a severance package upon his departure from the organization remains unknown. Glen Wonders, the chair of the board of directors overseeing IPG, said that information is confidential and will remain between the board and the employee at this time, however he said it may be released in the future. “I haven’t been instructed by the board on the timeline of that yet,” he said when asked when such information might be made public. Mayor Shari Green said McEwan’s departure from IPG, the economic arm of the city, was not a decision she was privy to. “City Hall, the mayor and council had nothing to do with his departure,” she said. She added she has no idea if he
chose to leave, was asked to leave or if it was a mutual decision. “We were informed shortly before it was announced,” she said. This is not unusual, she added, since the management of IPG is supposed to be kept at arm’s length from the city. “That is the structure of the organization,” she said. “I suspect they do have employee’s contracts but I have no idea of the terms. When you choose to quit, normally there is no severance. If it was a mutual decision for early termination, there may have been.” Heather Oland became the acting CEO of IPG at the beginning of February. McEwan’s last day is Feb. 17. When he announced his departure from IPG, McEwan said it was time to take on exciting new opportunities, however he was not specific about what those opportunities will be nor whether or not they will take him to a new city.
Cariboo Chilcotin Traffic Services, along with the BC Coroners Office continue their investigation into the fatal collision on Highway 97 north of McLeese Lake Thursday that claimed the lives of five Prince George residents in a two-vehicle crash. Police have not yet released the names of the deceased, however the Prince George Citizen has revealed that the crash killed Matt Altizer, 40, his wife Leah and their two children, Jonathan and Emily, and Heather Kress, Altizer’s sister. Matt Altizer was the systems manager for the Citizen.
The initial reports to the police indicated that the roads, at the time of the collision, were bare and dry. However, further investigation has revealed that the roads were bare and wet. The accident occurred about 9:30 a.m. Thursday when the southbound grey Kia Sorrento the Altizer family were in crossed the centerline and collided, head on, with a northbound Volvo semi. As a result of the impact, both vehicles were engulfed by fire. The driver of the tractor-trailer unit was uninjured in the crash, but was taken to the Williams Lake Hospital for observations.
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Alecia Ferreira, a Foothills Elementary School student, participated in the school’s Survivor race last week, which meant eating a cup full of appetizing items like brussel sprouts, stinky cheese or pickled herring.