Back in May, it was suggested Heather Holden be more cautious in avoiding any perceived conflict of interest between her role as a parks board commissioner and her job as the Vancouver Aquarium's fish tracking project executive director. But Ms. Holden won't have to suffer those slings and arrows for much longer. Last Thursday, Ms. Holden was hired as the Fraser Institute's new director of risk, regulation and the environment. In an interview with Public Eye, the commissioner said she was "thrilled and quite excited about this new challenge and opportunity. It's pretty much exactly what I've been working towards. We can do all the research we want. But if no one's thinking about how to put in place these important changes to make our environment more healthy, it's not going to happen." Ms. Holden, who committed during the 2005 election to excuse herself from voting on issues relating to the aquarium, will be starting work at the institute on January 8.