By Times Colonist
The inaugural executive director of the South Island Prosperity Partnership’s Indigenous economic development arm is moving on from the role, with a Songhees First Nation member taking over.
Tarrin Sam has been appointed acting executive director of the Indigenous Prosperity Centre, succeeding Christina Clarke.
Sam, who has worked in communications and engagement for the centre since its creation in 2022, is expected to step into the role permanently in three months…
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