Editorial: RM councillors must understand conflict of interest

The provincial ombudsman who looks into issues with the governance of rural municipalities has raised real cause for concern.
Mary McFadyen took action in regards to three cases of conflict of interest, involving five councillors. All three cases point to a serious gap in knowledge on an issue on which all elected officials should be well versed. In one case, her guidance on a clearly problematic situation was outrageously disregarded.
The report reveals that one councillor in the RM of Beaver R