Mayor thrust into national spotlight amid Walkerton water crisis died
David Thomson, who served as mayor during the deadly tainted water disaster in Walkerton in May 2000, died Feb. 18 at the age of 93.
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David Thomson, who served as mayor during the deadly tainted water disaster in Walkerton in May 2000, died Feb. 18 at the age of 93.
David Thomson was thrust into the national spotlight in the year 2000 when thousands of Walkerton residents became ill from drinking the town’s water.
David Thomson, who served as mayor during the deadly tainted water disaster in Walkerton in May 2000, died Feb. 18 at the age of 93.
David Thomson, who served as mayor during the deadly tainted water disaster in Walkerton in May 2000, died Feb. 18 at the age of 93.
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