Polls have now closed in Monday's municipal election. No seats were acclaimed in the Township of Woolwich, and Mayor Sandy Shantz was in the lead after being challenged by Coun. Patrick Merlihan for the mayor's seat.
Councillors in Woolwich Township voted in favour of making equity, diversity and inclusion training mandatory for staff members and future council members.
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Woolwich council's inaction to further promote diversity and inclusion this week following comments by a councillor about a rainbow crosswalk could cause more harm to the 2SLGBTQ+ community, said Adam Davies, co-chair of the Anti-Oppression Rainbow Research Lab at the University of Guelph.