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Polls have now closed in Monday's municipal election. No seats were acclaimed in the Township of Woolwich, and Mayor Sandy Shantz was in the lead after being challenged by Coun. Patrick Merlihan for the mayor's seat.
CBC K-W asked Woolwich Township candidates to list the top three reasons they're running in this municipal election.
Councillors in Woolwich Township voted in favour of making equity, diversity and inclusion training mandatory for staff members and future council members.
Woolwich council's inaction to further promote diversity and inclusion this week — following comments by a councillor about a rainbow crosswalk — could cause more harm to the 2SLGBTQ+ community, said Adam Davies, co-chair of the Anti-Oppression Rainbow Research Lab at the University of Guelph.
Woolwich Township council were in disagreement Monday about the actions to take in order to promote diversity and inclusion in the township, following comments made by a councillor last month about a rainbow crosswalk.