Former Saanich mayor Frank Leonard earned $218,191 during three years as chair of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), the administrative tribunal B次元官网网址渄edicated to preserving agricultural land and encouraging farming in British Columbia.B次元官网网址�
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This figure emerges from public remuneration figures available through the They show Leonard earned $80,421 in the fiscal year 2015-16, $62,712.50 in the fiscal year 2016-17, and $75,037.50 in the fiscal year 2017-18.
Leonard became chair of the ALC and interim CEO of the ALC in May 2015, after the dismissal of Richard Bullock. Jennifer Dyson replaced Leonard in May 2018 after he had completed his term.
Leonard became ALC chair after Richard Atwell defeated the six-term mayor in 2014. Atwell has since lost this office to Fred Haynes. Leonard, whom voters first elected to Saanich council in 1986, served a total of 28 years in municipal office. Leonard said at the time that his defeat would give him an opportunity to get a job in the B次元官网网址渞eal world.B次元官网网址�
LeonardB次元官网网址檚 appointment to the ALC in May 2015 at the time did not sit well with then and current local MLA Lana Popham, who criticized LeonardB次元官网网址檚 appointment in her role as agriculture critic for the New Democratic opposition.
B次元官网网址淏y replacing B.C.B次元官网网址檚 agricultural watch dog with someone with no background in agriculture, the B.C. Liberals are making it clear that their attack on the ALR has only just begun,B次元官网网址� she said at the time.
Little more than three years later, Popham switched roles in becoming minister of agriculture, a role that gives her considerable say in the appointment of the ALC chair.
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B次元官网网址淥n behalf of the B.C. government, I would like to thank Frank Leonard for completing his term,B次元官网网址� said Popham in a release announcing the appointment of Dyson, who had served as an ALC commissioner for 10 years before chairing the new governmentB次元官网网址檚 review of the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). B次元官网网址淲e are always appreciative of those who step up and dedicate their time in public service,B次元官网网址� she said.
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