Powell River Regional District electoral area B director Stan Gisborne is recovering in hospital after suffering a stroke. Alan Rebane will be stepping up to represent the electoral area in Gisborne’s absence.
“While director Gisborne is recovering, his alternate will be attending meetings and filling in for him,” said Patrick Brabazon, Powell River Regional District board chair.
Gisborne was in Saint Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver on Monday, October 26, for a five-hour quadruple bypass heart procedure when he suffered a stroke located in his brain stem.
While initial prognosis was not good, his wife, Jan Gisborne, posted on social media that Stan is fighting to recover from the stroke and hospital staff and family are doing everything they can to help him.
Catalyst awards
Catalyst Paper Cor-poration has announced its 2015 President’s Awards recipients, including five employees at the Powell River division.
The awards recognize Catalyst employees who have made a direct and beneficial impact on the company financial performance and business results, according to the company.
This year’s award winners from Powell River are Dave Christmann, business analyst; Loris Infanti, working garage foreman; Blair McNicol, instrument mechanic; Ian Paul, paper machine ops specialist; and Garry Smith, pipefitter.
Recipients were nominated for the annual awards by their co-workers and selected by a panel of executives and operations management.
