Advice by Rice: book on former City Councillor available
A 76-page book of advice from former Councillor Helen Rice is available for purchase.
With almost 40 years served on council, Rice retired as a member after the most recent election in 2017. In order to commemorate the impact she has had on the community and local government, a collection of short stories and anecdotes were compiled by Jessica Sanderson.
Rice says Mayor Bill Given was concerned that once she retired, a lot of history would be lost.
“When I started to think back, I thought of my favourite memories and my favourite people. I guess what my favourite part is realizing that it has been approximately 14 councils I was on with nine people on each. There were only a maximum of two I didn’t like.”