Cape Breton news: Mayor won’t be reoffering [Video]

The mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality says she will not re-offer in October’s municipal election.

Amanda McDougall-Merrill made the announcement in a Thursday statement from the CBRM mayor’s office.

She was first elected as district 8 councillor in 2016 and became mayor in 2020.

McDougall-Merrill says she is most proud of being the municipality’s first elected female mayor.

“There are many young women in our community that now know that it is possible for a woman to be in a position of leadership. When they see me, in the mayors seat, they feel represented, and it opens the door for them to consider roles like Mayor in the future,” she said in the statement. “Being the first female mayor is something that I am deeply proud of and am humbled that it is part of my legacy.”