Garnet Leslie O’Shaughnessy, age 69, of Cornwall, Ontario passed away on Monday, August 14, 2023. Garnet died after a battle with cancer.
Cornwall-born O’Shaughnessy was very involved in local politics. He was appointed as a city councilor in 2003, ran for mayor in 2006 and lost. He returned to city council in 2010 before resigning in 2012 over concerns about councilor accountability and transparency.
In 2014 after being elected mayor, O’Shaughnessy encouraged the city to start collecting development costs when giving out permits to developers, a very successful initiative that helps the city cover the costs associated with growth.
The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry
The United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry was saddened today to learn that former Warden Leslie O’Shaughnessy has passed away. Flags will fly at half-mast at our administration building in Cornwall.
Mr. O’Shaughnessy’s legacy as a local politician includes time as Reeve of the former Township of Charlottenburgh, Warden of SDG Counties (1997) and Mayor of the City of Cornwall.
SDG Counties expresses its sincere sympathies to the O’Shaughnessy family.
