TORQUAY - Torquay Mayor Michael Strachan was elected to the national board of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities during the organization’s annual general meeting in Regina last week.
“It is an honour to serve on the FCM board of directors with a team of municipal leaders from across the country,” Strachan said in a news release. “I am looking forward to advancing ideas that matter most to Saskatchewan’s communities.”
Strachan has been serving the community of Torquay for more than 10 years. He was first elected to Torquay village council in 2009. In 2013, he was elected to the board of directors for the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association as southeast regional director, and he currently serves as SUMA’s vice-president of villages, resort villages and northern municipalities.
Strachan said it was his desire to see his community thrive, along with communities across the province, that inspired him to run for SUMA and now FCM’s board of directors.
FCM has been the national voice of Canada’s municipal governments since 1901. Members include more than 2,000 municipalities from across the country, representing more than 92 per cent of the population.
The election results were announced at the annual general meeting on June 5, as part of FCM’s June 2-5 conference and trade show. The conference provided an opportunity for the Village of Torquay to discuss key issues and to advocate for support and funding from the federal government.
