Helen Willigar

Helen WilligarMayor of Caroline
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Helen WilligarMayor

The fifth elected rep , Helen Willigar has been on council for a year.The five women are enthusiastic , and perhaps a bit nervous about the challenges they face in steering a fast-growing village.They concede they don't know a lot about road building , but they know how to manage and the village's five employees have the specific knowledge they may lack.They are confident they are up to the task.Apparently , the men of Caroline think so , too.It was clear going into the election that the result would be an all-female council.Six candidates sought the five spots , and all were women.

Helen Willigar took her Oath of Office at the regular Village Council meeting last Tuesday, December 13.She recently won a byelection to replace Melanie Black who had resigned from Council.

Willigar will serve on the RV Park/Museum committee and the Open Spaces Committee.She will also be the Village Council's representative on the Ambulance Board and the SPOG Community Affairs Committee.

Deputy Mayor Helen Willigar was not present at the meeting.

Former Caroline Mayor Helen Willigar has again returned to the Village Council.

Unofficial results from a by-election held Monday, gave Helen Willigar 33 votes to 12 votes for Iris Mary Stevens.
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Willigar served as mayor of the Village prior to the last election but was narrowly defeated in the October 2004 municipal election.

The meting was adjourned by Mayor Helen Willigar and Sandra Dohei handed out copies of the Pommer Group Report entitled, "Village of Caroline, Alberta - Confidential Report to the Minister of Municipal Affairs - Municipal Inspection, August 2003."

Deputy Mayor Rachele Peters expressed reservations about the motion as the FCSS board had not been consulted and Mayor Helen Willigar commented on the lack of summer programming for children in Caroline.
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Some pointed discussion arose after which Mayor Helen Willigar closed the meeting.

Also, after the in camera session, Mayor Helen Willigar moved that Chief Administrative Officer Dick Sommerville be hired full time, effective January 1, 2003, as per the terms of their agreement.
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The minutes of February 4 special council meeting, at which Helen Willigar was sworn in as mayor and Marjorie Peters resigned from council, were adopted.
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The prizes were presented by Legion representatives Helen Willigar and Charlette Harris.