Joining the Echo Essentials Podcast today is former North Bay deputy mayor and 16-year councilor Tanya Vrebosch, who expressed frustration about how the first half of this term is going.
Coun. Vrebosch first took a seat in the council chamber in 2008 after placing 11th in the previous municipal election, but then filled a vacant seat mid-term. It was when Maureen Boldt, a paralegal, was removed from council after missing too many meetings while serving house arrest for the unauthorized practice of laws.

As one example, Vrebosch said council's approval of subsidies for the Laurentian Ski Hill, using the city's reserves last year and again this year, came without enough due diligence of the financial operations. She says her requests for information, and attempts to have the matter discussed as part of this year's budget deliberations, have been disregarded.

Vrebosch finished seventh in the 2022 election after serving two terms as deputy mayor and another as chairwoman of engineering and works. She ran under the Liberal banner in the 2022 provincial election, placing third.

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1:00 Scott gives up on city hall windows issue
3:00 Change in media capacity discussed
12:15 Sponsor ad for Voyageur Aviation
12:45 Tanya joins the podcast
22:24 Dave chimes in
23:07 Sponsor ad for Laframboise Realty
24:00 Laurentian Ski Hill question raised
33:00 Castle Arms issue raised
34:00 Is Vrebosch "ostracized"?
37:00 Needle collection issue
40:00 Political future
42:40 Twin pad project
45:45 Live read ad for Casey's
46.36 Dave changes tune on arena