Longtime Hanover CAO fired

RM of Hanover longtime CAO Luc Lahaie has been fired from his position with the municipality.

“We let him go. Council had lost confidence in the CAO and that (led to) us (deciding) to let him go and we will be searching for another CAO going forward,” said Reeve Jim Funk, noting it was a unanimous decision by council.

Lahaie had been the CAO in Hanover for 13 years.

“I don’t want to go into particulars at this point. Luc is a very knowledgeable CAO and we wish him the absolute best going forward,” said Funk.

Until a new CAO is hired, CFO Derek Decru and administrative executive assistant Gaylene Mehling will be filling in. Funk said projects in the RM will continue as normal including plans for the Red-Seine-Rat wastewater treatment plant.