Niagara-on-the-Lake joins Port Colborne, Thorold in asking province to reduce council size

Niagara-on-the-Lake joins Port Colborne, Thorold in asking province to reduce council size

Niagara-on-the-Lake has joined Port Colborne and Thorold in asking the Ford government to slash its council size from eight members to six, plus the Lord Mayor.  Normally, city councils can decide to change member composition on their own. However, because this is an election year, such a move would require provincial intervention.  Lincoln, for example, opted to shrink its council size down to six members from eight, but did so in December, mea…