At left, Judge Brecknell hears  chorus of  Area Directors recite oath of office,  while in photo at right, Municipal Directors  take their  turn – photos, 250News

Prince George, B.C. – The Board of Directors for the Regional District of Fraser George has been official  sworn in.Thirteen of the 14 Directors were on hand to  swear the oath of office and to pledge allegiance to the Crown in a ceremony this afternoon in the Board room of  the Regional District of Fraser Fort George .

Judge Brecknell  reminded the Directors  why they are  required to swear the oath,   saying  the  oath  reminds them they have a duty to conduct their affairs as they are best able to within the rules, regulations and statutes ” Your responsibility  is to the electorate, the public.”

There are many new faces among the Directors,  as  recent elections have  seen some go.  Jeannette Townsend  has regained the post  as Mayor of Valemount which means she returns to the Board at the Regional District.   With the exception of  Murry Krause, the  Prince George Directors  are relatively fresh in this role as  they had only served as alternates before.  P.G.’s new Mayor, Lyn Hall,  along with Councillors  Albert Koehler, Frank Everitt  take the seats that  used to be held by Shari Green, Cameron Stolz and Dave Wilbur.   Everitt was not on hand for today’s ceremony.

Ken Starchuk has been replaced by Danielle Alan.  McBride Mayor Mike Frazer, who had served  as  a Director  since 1999 ,  has been replaced by Loranne Martin.

Mackenzie’s new Mayor, Pat Crook   takes the post that had been  filled by Stephanie Killam  for the past 9 years.

Returning Directors are:

• Art Kaehn
• Kevin Dunphy
• Lara Beckett
• Bill Empey
• Warren Wilson and
• Terry Burgess

The new Board will hold its inaugural meeting tomorrow.