Letter contained many allegations against former CAO Sukh Gill, who left the TNRD two weeks later with $520,000 in severance pay
Thompson-Nicola Regional District board chair Ken Gillis is defending his decision to withhold a whistleblower letter from the regional district board until December 2021, citing whistleblower protection
In a statement released to media on Monday, Feb. 14, following a special closed board meeting — and as four directors have publicly called for Gillis’ resignation — Gillis said he “will not apologize for protecting the identity and information of someone who came to me, and to me alone, in the strictest confidence.
“And I fully intend to complete my term as chair of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board,” he said in the written statement.
Gillis said the letter was addressed to him personally and not the board. He said he was also told by the letter writer it was “for your eyes only.”
“The writer made it clear that that was the specific condition upon which the information was being provided,” Gillis said. “The whistleblower did not say why. However, one can understand this person fearing that, if the letter were provided to the board, it would be leaked.”
Gillis further stated he was “disappointed” the letter was leaked after it went to the board in December 2021. Kamloops This Week has obtained that letter, but has not published it in full for legal reasons. Many of the allegations in the letter relate to financial issues connected with...
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