A Thompson Nicola Regional District whistleblower wrote a letter with allegations against their former top employee on the condition only the board chair would read it.
"You should also know that the writer told me: 'This is for your eyes only,'" board chair Ken Gillis wrote in a statement to media Monday morning, Feb. 14.
The whistleblower's letter was presented to the regional district board in December 2021, nearly two years after it was given to Gillis on Jan. 29, 2020.
The letter was briefly mentioned in a forensic audit report. According to auditors BDO Canada, it explained "numerous allegations" against former chief administrative officer Sukh Gill, and auditors focused on its spending concerns.
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The whistleblower did not explain why the letter should remain strictly addressed to him but Gillis added that it could have been leaked if passed on the the rest of the 25 regional district directors.
"It troubles me greatly to see that appears to be precisely what came to pass, after the letter came to the board," Gillis wrote. “Speaking generally, whistleblowers in public institutions seek confidentiality and protection for good reason. One of those reasons may be, and often is, that not every piece of the information they provide is provable. If the information or their identity is revealed in the meantime, it can expose the person and the organization to serious repercussions, including legal liability....
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