Tributes paid to former councillor

THE CONVENER of Comhairle nan Eilean Siar has paid tribute to former Councillor Alasdair MacIlwraith, who passed away aged 89 on Saturday March 3.

Convener Norman Macdonald said: ‘Alasdair represented the Paible community between 1990 and 1994. He was also the secretary of the North Uist Community Council between 1989 and 1990. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and all who knew him.’