from CBC:
Jacques Dubé plans to retire as Moncton city manager
Senior managers and city councillors have been informed of plans to leave by year's end
CBC News Posted: Apr 16, 2015 9:24 AM AT|
Last Updated: Apr 16, 2015 9:24 AM AT
There's a big change coming to Moncton City Hall as CBC has learned city manager Jacques Dubé is planning to retire.
Dubé broke the news to senior managers and city councillors this week, telling them he plans to step down either by July or the end of the year.
A For Sale sign went up in front of Dubé's house on the weekend.
Dubé was hired five years ago after an extensive across-Canada search by city council.
One of his main tasks was to get federal and provincial funding for the city's proposed $107-million downtown centre, which still has an uncertain future.
Dubé has close ties to the federal and provincial Tories.
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-br...ager-1.3034282
Personal note - Yet another indication the events centre is in very deep trouble???
Dube was to act as the lead proponent on this project. Is his impending retirement related to a stark realization the events centre is not going to happen??? His Tory affiliations might have been a distinct liability given the intense partisanship of the Gallant Liberals. Maybe Dube knows it is time to go........