Marble countertops from RRC building went into Forsyth's home, says CTF

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A photo provided by the Canadian Taxpayers Association shows the marbled kitchen.

Former Red River College president Stephanie Forsyth is being called out onto the carpet by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) over surplus marble kitchen countertops that were installed in her home.

The taxpayer watchdog released documents this morning indicating that Forsyth received the marble marked for disposal from the colleges Patterson GlobalFoods Institute (PGI) building, and had the stone installed in her former Wellington Crescent home.

This afternoon, RRC issued a statement in which it said only that newly-appointed board of governors chair Lloyd Schreyer will review the matter "in order to make recommendations regarding appropriate actions based on the findings of the investigation."

The house has now been sold and Forsyth has moved away from the city.

"If the former president had taken a few scraps of old plywood, no one would care," CTF prairie director Colin Craig said in a statement. "But were talking about expensive marble and photos suggest it could be a sizeable amount. The college should have sold off the material."

The CTF obtained emails regarding the transfer of goods through a freedom of information request. Correspondence between top-level RRC staff shows that the school was aware of the marble countertop matter months ago.

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Marble countertops from RRC building went into Forsyth's home, says CTF