By Doug Draper
Niagara, Ontario’s top municipal politician will not be seeking another term on the regional council.
“Tonight’s meeting is important for a number of reasons,” said Peter Partington after he and other councillors were escorted into the region’s council chambers by a lone piper on Thursday, Jan. 21. “It’s the first meeting of a new year in this last year of this term of council. It’s also the first meeting of (the Niagara regional government’s) 40th anniversary year – truly a year to celebour and many achievements and the difference the region has made in the lives of our resident and in the health and vibrancya of our communities.”
“And it is the first meeting in what will be my final year as your chairman and as a member of regional council.” Continue reading
