While the results of the Tourism Moose Jaw board elections are known, the formal announcement of the results will be made during the non-profit's Jan. 18 board meeting.
There were six positions open on the board and seven candidates submitted their names for election.
Elected to the Tourism Moose Jaw board were:
- Bobby Hill (new)
- Yeng Ling (new)
- Mark Abbey (re-elected)
- Rob Clark (re-elected)
- Terry Tian (re-elected)
- Rick McKeown (re-elected)
Hill is the general manager of The Tunnels of Moose Jaw. He was born and raised in Moose Jaw and has spent his career working in construction project management. He moved back to Moose Jaw in 2020 to help with the construction of Bunker 24.
Ling has lived in Moose Jaw for several years and liaises between Chinese newcomers and local businesses and organizations. She is active in the community as a member of the Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce, Women Entrepreneurs Saskatchewan (WESK), as an Affiliate Member of Hospitality Saskatchewan, Chinese Entrepreneurs Association of Saskatchewan (CEAS), and the Moose Jaw Chinese Community Network (MJCCN). Ling has been in the travel industry for 31 years.
Abbey has been the general manager at Smitty’s and Bugsy’s in the Town and Country Mall for 30 years. He acquired an ownership stake in those restaurants in 2021. Abbey has been a Moose Jaw resident since 1987 and believes the city’s tourism industry is a vital economic driver.
As the current CEO of the Moose Jaw & District Chamber of Commerce and a longstanding member of the Moose Jaw business community, Clark is well known around town. He is also a board director with Tourism Moose Jaw, South Central Community Futures, the Downtown Moose Jaw Association, and the city’s Economic Recovery Task Team.
Tian is the general manager of the Grant Hall Hotel. McKeown is currently the board’s president and owns and operates Kathy’s Custom Stitchery Ltd. with his wife.
Board members are elected to a two-year term with Tourism Moose Jaw. The organization promotes and advertises its member businesses and works to market Moose Jaw's tourism appeal as a whole.
