RRC asks police to investigate allegations of marble in former president's home

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Posted: 01/21/2015 10:02 AM | Comments: | Last Modified: 01/21/2015 3:37 PM | Updates

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It's been alleged that surplus marble from a college project was installed in the home of Red River Colleges former president.

Red River College has contacted the Winnipeg Police Service regarding an incident involving a former president and marble countertops that ended up in her former Wellington Crescent home.

The issue dates back to last October, when the Canadian Taxpayers Federation reviewed transfer of goods documents made by former RRC president Stephanie Forsyth. The CTF found that surplus marble countertops, marked for disposal from the colleges Patterson GlobalFoods Institute building, had been assumed by Forsyth and installed in the renovated kitchen of her former River Heights home.

Lloyd Schreyer, chair of the RRC board of governors, issued the following statement on the matter today, indicating that the college had no other alternative but to alert the authorities on the matter.

"As of (Tuesday), the board made the decision to engage Winnipeg police to undertake a review of allegations. The board looked into this to the best of its ability but determined we do not possess the necessary legal tools to adequately conclude the review.

"The board will await the results. At this juncture, it is not appropriate to discuss this further until the review is complete and conclusive."

The comments by the college come on the heels of a provincial review on the high-level staff operations of RRC released earlier this morning. The report carries 45 recommendations, including increased diligence on executive expense claims involving meals, travel and other items, as well as contract management practices, financial reporting and human resource management practices.

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RRC asks police to investigate allegations of marble in former president's home