Public affairs bureau soap opera cliffhanger

Deborah Bowman's tenure as the communications director for children and family development may be coming up for review. Insiders at the legislature and the public affairs bureau say the minister's office has had a somewhat rocky relationship with Ms. Bowman. And, according to the rumour mill, there have been suggestions about replacing her with acting education communications director Ron Norman. Ms. Bowman, who is close friends with Community Aboriginal and Women's Services Minister Murray Coell and married to former local morning radio personality Barry Bowman, reportedly had a good relationship with Attorney General Geoff Plant while she was communications director at the treaty negotiations office. She was one of the provincial Liberal's highest-profile private sector communication hires.