South Peace Historical Society

    • Home
    • About / Contact Us
    • About Dorthea Horton
    • About This Collection
    • Bibliography
    • Brief History of the Peace
    • Credits
    • South Peace Historical Society Archives (External Link)
  • Table of Contents

    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
    • Part 6: Mysteries, Adventures and Indian Legends
    • Part 7: Arts, Crafts and Recreation
    • Part 8: Agriculture
    • Part 9: Church Histories
    • Part 10: Schools
    • Part 11: Health Care
    • Part 12: Industries and Enterprises
    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

  •  

BN14-11: New Pouce Coupe Council Takes Over

Recent History – 1999

Dec. 9, 1999

With a short swearing in ceremony and the handing over of the village gavel to new Mayor Jill Wonnacott, it was out with the old and in with the new in Pouce Coupe Monday.

Parting Mayor Joe Judge still presided over the last act of the old council, authorizing a bill be paid to GPEC Consulting (to do with the new village office), then spoke a few words.

“I’m really pleased with the new council coming in,” Judge said.

“The village is in very good shape financially — probably the best it’s ever been in,” he told the new council. “You’ve got a good staff working for you and you can only continue to go forward.”

When Mayor Wonnacott took over, it was business as usual.

In the new council, Wonnacott is responsible for the fire department and solid waste. She’s also the village’s representative on the Peace River Regional District.

Coun. Donna White, the only incumbent councillor as Wonnacott moved on to the mayor’s seat, was given the portfolios of library, parks and playgrounds, recreation, Healthy Communities, and Municipal Insurance Association. She’s also the alternate on the Peace River Region Recreation Advisory Committee, of which Pouce resident Ron Martens is the representative.

Coun. Laura Hamann has the portfolios of animal control, museum and tourism, and the cemetery. She’s also the liaison to the Northern Rockies Alaska Highway Tourist Association and the Chamber of Commerce.

Coun. Doyle McNabb has the large portfolio of public works and, with the mayor, is responsible for finance and personnel.

Coun. Peter Kut has the portfolios of special events, beautification, Municipal Emergency Program and community planning. He’s also council’s alternate director on the Peace River Regional District board.

The council as a whole will tackle issues in the development and planning department, which includes such areas as zoning, Municipal Emergency Program and utilities.

One of the first acts of the new council was picking up where the old council left off with the new village building, approving several extra minor expenditures not included in the original contract such as electricity plug-ins for outside Christmas lighting.

The new council office is already under roof and is expected to be finished by Feb. 18, 2000.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

« BN14-10: Pouce Coupe Water Tower to Return to Service

BN14-13: Pouce Coupe Library Gets Gates Foundation Computers »

© 2023 South Peace Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.