4 - The Canadiàn Champion, Friday October 30, 1998 WATCH OUT FOR OUR CHILDRENms Up to 300 Bonus AIR MILES?*t On selected Goodyear tires DonIt Forget.. *TUNEs rimNOV! t>~Winterize! ri Acton man is new CAO, oversees a staff of 1,100 By IRENE GENTLE Special to The Champion Halton Region has a new chief adminis- trative officer. After a nationwide search, Brent Marshall has been appointed to the posi- tion which he has filled on a temporary basis since June. Wbile Mr. Marshali' s swift ascent tbrough regional ranks seemed ta begin with a 1997 selection as coin- missioner of planning and public works, it has in fact been a long jaumney ta tbe top. Actually, is ovemnight success bas been 29 years in the making. From the ground up It began when Mr. Marshall was a wet-bebind-the- ears 20 year old, warking as a labourer for the town of Acton in 1970. Wednesday, the job that wilI have im overseeing a staff of 1, 100 was finally, officially bis. "In the past I've leamned ta, keep my nase ta tbe grindatone, my ear ta the ground and my back ta the wall," Mr. Marsball joked in addressing Halton regional counicil after tbey approved bis appointment. "TMis is a special day in my lîfe. You will get my per- sonal best." Mr. Marsball, 48, claims be neyer bad bis eye on any main prize in termas of advancement. "Tbrougbout my caneer I neyer focused on a position. I focused on doing my job and wbat is good for tbe community.' Fram bis initial labourer' s job be moved up ta lead band, sub-foreman, foreman and supervisar. In 1974 see LABOURER onl page 5 ,en H MS R.qsst fer PmpmlI ntPa#FOR fi»ioo fModmdi,I MILI N Yolle ,qwe