Clearview deputy mayor elected Simcoe’s deputy warden

On Dec. 11 County Council elected George Cornell, Mayor of the Township of Tiny, to serve as Simcoe County Warden for 2019 and 2020.

“I am honoured to be elected as Simcoe County warden for the next two years and I look forward to working on behalf of council and county staff to advance our services, programs and regional leadership,” said Cornell. “We’re a growing county with tremendous opportunities to advance our economy, grow tourism, strengthen our regional infrastructure and improve the health and well-being of our residents. I thank my colleagues for demonstrating their confidence in my leadership and I look forward to serving the residents of Simcoe County.”

As a civil engineer, Cornell spent his career working in the oil and gas sector. He joined municipal politics as a councillor for the Township of Tiny from 2006 to 2010. He became mayor in 2014 and was recently acclaimed for his second term in the role. As a county councillor from 2014 to 2018, Cornell sat as chair of the Economic Development Sub Committee, vice-chair of Corporate Services and on the Grant Task Force Committee and the Governance and Striking Committees. Cornell and his wife Sandy have two children and two grandchildren.

County council also elected Barry Burton, Deputy Mayor of the Township of Clearview, as the Simcoe County Deputy Warden for 2019 and 2020.

Burton is an independent business owner who was first elected deputy mayor of Clearview in 2014 and was acclaimed to the position in October. As a deputy mayor, Burton served as a member of county council, sitting as a member of the county’s Museum Advisory Sub-Committee. Burton also represents Simcoe County on the Niagara Escarpment Commission. 

Burton and his wife Lorraine have four adult children and six grandchildren.