New look at town office in Rivers

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Published on Monday, February 9, 2015

By Jessie Bell

There’s a new look in the town office in Rivers, since that corporation has united with RM of Daly, through amalgamation effective Jan. 1. The new title is Riverdale Municipality. Daly staff moved over to the town office, resulting in a shuffling of office space to accommodate five members: two from Daly and three from the town. 

The building interior has had a fresh coat of paint; taupe (brown) walls in the council chamber and grey in the office area. The former recreation director’s office near the stairway leading to the basement, is temporarily being used for storage. (That department is now administered from Riverdale Community Centre.) 

The former coffee room will be used as an office. The next office south was once CAO Kat Bridgeman’s; it is now occupied by assistant administrative officer Lorne Green. Kat (still CAO) is now in a larger space near the southwest end of the building. This office was once the headquarters of Rivers Police. The room has a glass door for access to a cement sidewalk, and a view of mature fir trees, planted as seedlings by former police chief Walter Chernos.

In open office space are accounts representative Sharon Lamb and administrative representative Boonie Noort. 

The coffee and bottled water bar has been moved to the north end of the council chamber. The police department remains in the southeast part of the building (former library space). There are presently no plans for the now vacant RM office building; however, the basement area is still in use by Riverdale Harvest.

Evan Smith, reeve for Daly for more than 12 years, retired at year end; Todd Gill retains his position as mayor of the new Riverdale Municipality.