Council and Clement have heartfelt goodbye June 28, 2021 at 19 h 56 min Reading time: 2 min Cornwall Mayor Bernadette Clement. Seaway News file photo.
CORNWALL, Ontario – In the first Cornwall City Council meeting after Bernadette Clement resigned as Mayor, Canadian Senator Clement was invited back to say goodbye.
Clement was elected to Cornwall City Council for the first time in 2006 and served three terms as Councillor before being elected Mayor in 2018. On Tuesday, June 22, Clement as appointed to the Senate of Canada and as such had to resign her position as Mayor.
In her farewell address to Council Clement highlighted the work her colleagues had accomplished and thanked city administration for their support.