Flags are flying at half-staff in honour of Orville Brown, who died on June 27 at the age of 88.

Brown served as council representative for the former Ward 2 area from 1997-2014.

In a statement, Mayor Doug Measures said, “Orville Brown was an old-fashioned politician, and I mean that in the most honourable way. His career at the council table largely pre- dated the social media world we know today and, regardless, Orville would never have used social media anyway.

“He served because he wanted to contribute to his community. He wanted to be a voice for his friends and neighbours. And he knew that to best represent them, he had to be approachable and a good listener, and Orville was without a doubt both of these things.”