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Greater Trail councils sworn in

Twenty-four of the 29 newly-elected or re-elected mayors and councillors of Trail, Rossland, Fruitvale, Montrose, and Warfield were on hand tonight at the Prestige Resort in Rossland to be sworn in by Provincial Court Judge Rob Brown.

It was the first time in at least 20 years that all five municipalities have gathered for a joint ceremony, as normally Trail has held its own event. Castlegar’s new council will be sworn in next week.

Judge Rob Brown and new Trail mayor Colleen Jones. (Greg Nesteroff/Vista Radio)
Judge Rob Brown administers the oath of office to new Rossland mayor Andy Morel. (Greg Nesteroff/Vista Radio)
Judge Rob Brown administers the oath of office to Fruitvale mayor Steve Morissette, who was returned to office by acclamation. (Greg Nesteroff/Vista Radio)
Judge Rob Brown administers the oath of office to new Warfield mayor Frank Marino. (Greg Nesteroff/Vista Radio)

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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