The family of Sault Ste. Marie Mayor John Rowswell regrets to announce his passing this morning (Aug. 31) after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Mayor John has served as the Mayor of Sault Ste. Mayor for the last 10 years and had been looking forward to attending the dinner to honour this achievement on Sept. 1.
Though Mayor John may not attend this celebration in person, he fully intends to be there in spirit to help raise scholarship funds for both Algoma University and Sault College, a commitment he made to family and friends some time ago.
Details concerning funeral arrangements will be released to the community over the next day or so, once finalized. The family requests that the community please respect their privacy at this time.
