City council approves new Regina exhibition Board of Directors [Video]

Regina city council approved a new Board of Directors for the Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. (REAL) at their meeting Wednesday.

Seven people were recommended and approved by executive committee last week.

They are Michael MacNaughton, Kevin Dureau; Kathy Hillman-Weir, Christine Short, Sarah Fedirko, Johnathan Hackshaw, and Jamie Boldt.

The board was passed unanimously with zero discussion on the topic at the meeting.

Four of the board members would have a term of three years while the remaining three members would sit on the board for just two years.

Regina City Manager Niki Anderson, who is currently the interim board chair, would remain on the board of directors in a non-voting director position.

The new board of directors will be in charge of recruiting a permanent CEO for REAL.

Loan request tabled

REAL was also set to bring forward a loan request of $4 million to pay down its line of credit (LOC) at …