In early November, Niverville’s council welcomed their newest member to the town staff. Cyrus Reimer will be filling the role of director of communications and public relations, a position to which he brings plenty of diversified experience.
Reimer originally put his training to work as a recruitment specialist with Providence University College. For the past 18 months, he’s been working next to MLA Ron Schuler, practicing his skills in the political arena.
“It was a very amicable parting,” Reimer says. “MLA Schuler was very adamant that I needed to get out and work my way up in other positions, and so I took his advice.”
The last election, he says, was like a trial by fire for his skillset and he feels like the experience added something important to his qualifications. He was excited to see a position come available with the Town of Niverville and is pleased that they see promise in him.
Reimer’s will be a full-time position, responding to the many general questions that come into the town office in relation to every department.
He’ll also manage info going onto the town website and ensure that mailings and online communications get out in a timely and thorough manner.
“We’re trying to get information out to the general public,” says Mayor Myron Dyck. “The staff that we had doing that had other duties already and this was taking up more and more of their time.”
Dyck adds that he and council will still be available if residents wish to communicate with them on a one-to-one basis.
