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Three new councillors
for Hamlet of Enterprise
Election held Dec. 13
Paul Bickford Special to Northern News Services Published Thursday, December 16, 2010
The trio – Jim Dives, Tammy Neal and Heather Klassen – were elected on Dec. 13 to fill open seats on council for two-year terms. Neither of them has served on council before. In all, six people ran in the election. The final vote tallies were Dives 26, Neal 24, Klassen 23, incumbent John Leskiw II 19, incumbent Robert Fry 15, and Ann Leskiw 12. Out of 66 eligible voters, 43 cast ballots for a turnout of 65 per cent. The new councillors will be sworn in on Jan. 10. Klassen, 49, supports the way Enterprise is heading under the leadership of Mayor Al Flamand. "The town is growing and I'd just like to see it continue on," she said. Klassen, who has lived in Enterprise for about 17 years, said she was asked to run for council. "Since I haven't got a full-time job and my kids have moved away from home, I've got time to put into it," she said. Klassen is a casual worker with Canada Post and also does the books for Klassen Homes, a company owned by her husband and son. Dives, 60, said a couple of friends pushed him towards running for council. "I got railroaded, let's say that," he said with a laugh. Dives, who retired to Enterprise five years ago, listed the possible annexation of Hay River's Paradise Valley, paving streets and obtaining a school for lower grades as some of the issues facing council. "There are a number of issues that we are looking at down the road," he said. Neal, 41, has lived in Enterprise for three years. She works as senior administrative officer with Jean Marie River First Nation, and commutes to her job – about 357 km away – a couple days each week. "It's going to be a different kind of an opportunity," she said of her new role on Enterprise council. "I'll be on the other side." Neal said she decided to run because some people asked her to be their voice on council. "I hope to represent the people to the best that I can and to get to know more about hamlet status, because I work in a designated authority," she said, adding she also wants to get more involved in her own community.
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