Charles A. Crosby

Charles A. Crosby
Charles A. Crosby
Mayor of Yarmouth
In office
1988–2008
Succeeded by Phil Mooney
Personal details
Born Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
Political party Progressive Conservative

Charles A. (Tick) Crosby was the mayor of the town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada from 1988 to 2008. In 2004, he also served as the President of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.

Political career

Crosby was first elected to Town Council in 1968. In 1988, he was first elected as Mayor. During his early years in the Mayor's office, the town was experiencing a difficult time in its history as the town lost its largest employer, the Dominion Textile factory. The Canadian National Railway pulled out in 1990. Crosby advanced a plan to bring jobs to the town by turning the closed Rio Algom tin mine into a home for Halifax Regional Municipality's waste, however the plan met strong opposition from environmentalists. Since then, much of the centre of town has been refurbished as the area has become centered on the tourist trade.

Significant accomplishments during Crosby's tenure as mayor include the construction of Mariners Centre arena, the revitalization of the waterfront, significant improvements to the water and wastewater treatment systems, the development of Starrs Road as a thriving commercial district and the construction of the Town Hall.

He was defeated in the 2008 municipal election by Phil Mooney.[1]

On February 13, 2009, a tribute dinner was held for Crosby, where he was given a key to the town and Brooklyn Street was renamed Charles Crosby Drive.[2]

On April 29, 2010, Crosby announced that he would run for the Progressive Conservative nomination for the provincial byelection in the electoral district of Yarmouth.[3] On May 29, 2010, he won the nomination,[4] but was defeated in the byelection held on June 22, 2010, finishing second to Liberal Zach Churchill.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Mooney takes the mayor's seat; 3 incumbents lose". The Vanguard, October 19, 2008.
  2. ^ "Sweet surprises for former mayor". The Vanguard, February 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "Charles Crosby seeking PC nomination". The Vanguard, April 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Charles Crosby gets Yarmouth P.C. nomination". The Vanguard, May 29, 2010.
  5. ^ "Liberals win 2 N.S. byelections". CBC News, June 22, 2010.
  6. ^ "P.C. candidate calls it political career". The Vanguard, June 22, 2010.

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