A northern Saskatchewan community radio station survived a $221,000 fraud committed by its former manager only through what a judge described as the “sheer force of will” of its board members.

Michael Bouvier, former manager of the Buffalo Narrows Broadcasting Corporation (CIBN), was sentenced on Aug. 8 to two years less a day of house arrest and three years probation after pleading guilty to defrauding the station between 2017 and 2018. He was also ordered to repay the stolen funds.

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“The impact of Mr. Bouvier’s actions on the radio station, and by extension, the community, cannot be overstated,” Judge Michael Segu wrote in his 14-page decision. “It is by sheer force of will of the board members that the radio station even exists today.”

Bouvier, who managed CIBN for

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