Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-09-22
issued: 1981-06-24
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note: I<EGIS ..TKE I3BR/.H_ Parliament Buildings Voctoria B C J/U82 Classic situation; Preston By RUDY LANGMANN MURRAYVILLE ; What has happened during the last few months to the Fraser Valley regional library was described this week by district mayor George Preston as "a classic situation". In a press release bypassing his council, Preston Monday morning came out in qualified support of the events that led to the current . ■, scandal, and backing 100 per- wff, cent the troubleshooting team v,;.1" of G.H. Newhouse & Associates, accountant Gary Stewart, and Abbotsford RCMP. Auditor. Stewart and the RCMP fraud squad are combing through the library system's books and. have discovered the theft of an estimated $141,000 during the two-year period of 1979-80. '______ Charges have been laid against a library accounts clerk. Gordon Newhouse and an associate have been retained hy the library board of directors to streamline operations, and do a public relations job on the FVRL at the same lime. Last week, Newhouse was taken to task by local councilors, including Preston, and advised not to make any /attempts at "covering up" what he might discover during his'investigation ofthe library's activities.•'■'•' , '■■ 'This week, Preston praised 'lhe team of efficiency experts, expressing his total confidence in their ability "to handle the troubled waters of the regional library". He also told the media that what has happened "if not unique, (but) in fact, ... a classic situation". The mayor said that "the best intentions of a private sector, or public sector organization, can fall into a state bf chaos because chief administration, and the board of directors who are the decision (and) policymakers, lose sight of their priorities and responsibilities to the com munity or market place they serve". Preston said his past criticism of the library was not meant as a reflection on "the many dedicated (and) valuable employees throughout the professional and staff system of the regional district…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0420713
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publishing Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text