Cumberland will have a new councillor Monday afternoon.
Nick Ward is being sworn in this afternoon as council’s newest member.
He won a byelection last month to replace Jesse Ketler, who stepped down in June.
Ward received 535 votes to win the by-election, compared to 169 for Thea Cockerton, and 27 for Ken Barth.
Ward will be sworn in ahead of today’s Committee of the Whole Budget meeting, at 5:30pm.
The public is invited to attend.
To learn more, visit Village of Cumberland.
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