Richard Froese
South Peace News
A vacant seat on the Big Lakes County Library Board has been filled.
At its regular meeting Feb. 28, council appointed Delaine Labby as a member at large for a three-year term.
Labby fills the vacancy left by Simon Blacha, who resigned in January after serving eight years.
Labby a strong advocate of libraries.
“I believe I have the experience and the knowledge to be an asset to the library board because I have previously worked in a library and have several years of experience working in a K-12 school,” Labby says.
“During some of those years, my main focus was to establish strong inter-agency work with the community which included grant applications.”
She adds her skills and experiences would benefit the board.
“I feel I can contribute to assist in collaborating will other members to come up with beneficial activities and authors,” Labby says.
The seven-member board is comprised of four members at large, two councillors and one staff, CAO David Reynolds wrote in a report to council.
He says the board functions as a separate corporation under the Libraries Act.