Justin Towndale
Justin Towndale is a Canadian politician who currently serves as the mayor of Cornwall, Ontario. He had previously served as a councillor on the city council. Early life Towndale is a Cornwall native. An Indo-Canadian, his parents, Angelo Towndale and Pushpy Angelo, migrated to Canada from Kochi in 1970. Angelo received a Meritorious Service Medal in 2016. Justin attended the University of Toronto and worked there for five years after his graduation. Towndale is also a Captain in the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders, and represented the regiment in the commemorative parade in Ottawa to honour the late Queen Elizabeth II. Political career Cornwall City Councillor As councillor Towndale proposed reducing the size of the Cornwall City Council and to replace the blanket election for councillors with a ward system. Additionally he worked to lift the citywide ban on arcades and worked on the city's COVID-19 response. Additionally as councillor Towndale championed the Nav Centre as an evacuee holding center during the early stages of the pandemic. While on the council in May 2020 Fire Chief Pierre Voisine resigned and took the same job at Clarence-Rockland. In response Towndale tweeted "Just found out our Fire Chief is leaving for the