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Mayor Joshua Adams

by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer The public can be fickle. Joshua Adams, the first Sarnia Mayor to be defeated at the polls, found that out the hard way. Mayor Adams, who was elected the community's fifth Chief Magistrate in 1862, started out as an exceedingly popular politician. But [...]

2015-08-19T03:03:33-04:00August 18th, 2015|Comments Off on Mayor Joshua Adams

Colourful Mayors of the Past

by Dan McCaffery for the Sarnia Observer (2003) There were statesmen and scoundrels, war veterans, a noted investor and even a football hero. In fact, included among the 63 men who have sat in the mayor’s chair during Sarnia’s history have been some of the most colourful characters ever to [...]

2019-03-22T10:09:00-04:00June 17th, 2015|Comments Off on Colourful Mayors of the Past

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