City of Kamloops CAO Trawin taking personal leave of absence

KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops has announced CAO David Trawin is taking a leave of absence.

In a brief news release issued Thursday afternoon (March 7), the city says Trawin is away on personal leave for an undetermined period of time.

Deputy CAO Byron McCorkell will step into Trawin’s role during his absence.

“CAO Trawin has built an exceptional senior management team that will continue to deliver on the city’s priorities under the direction of Deputy CAO McCorkell,” said Deputy Mayor Mike O’Reilly in the release.

Trawin was appointed to the city’s top administrative job in June, 2012. Prior to his appointment, he served as the city’s development and engineering director.