Betty Disero, a former Toronto city councillor who in 1991 briefly ran for mayor, has landed the top job in a completely different community. Disero was recently elected “lord mayor” of Niagara-on-the-Lake, as the scenic tourist town calls its top municipal politician. Disero said it was a family tragedy — the 2009 death of her adult son Michael — that prompted her move out of Toronto. “I came to visit a friend in Niagara-on-the-Lake and it just felt like home the weekend I was here. “I guess they’re not used to noise control and other issues large urban areas have been dealing with for years.

Source: thestar November 04, 2018 00:56 UTC