Lake Country Mayor Blair Ireland has been acclaimed chair of the Regional District Central Okanagan Board.

His was the only name put forward at the board害羞草研究所檚 May 23 meeting, by Kelowna Director Tom Dyas.

害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檓 honoured and thank you for everybody害羞草研究所檚 support,害羞草研究所� Ireland told his colleagues. 害羞草研究所淲hen we started on this board a year and a half ago we talked about being more regional, and I think we害羞草研究所檝e got there.害羞草研究所�

Ireland害羞草研究所檚 leadership marks the first time since the mid-seventies that another member municipality, other than Kelowna, has chaired the board.

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Ireland replaces former chair, Loyal Wooldridge. He voluntarily stepped down in April to pursue provincial politics as the NDP candidate for Kelowna-Centre.

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Days also introduced new Kelowna directors Luke Stack, Maxine DeHart, and Rick Webber.

They replaced councillors Ron Cannan, Gord Lovegrove, and Mohini Singh.

The move sparked media speculation that they were ousted for expressing opposition to pay raises for Kelowna councillors and the mayor.

West Kelowna Councillor Rick de Jong is also a new addition to the board. He replaces Stephen Johnston who is the BC United candidate for West Kelowna-Peachland.

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