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Queen’s County Mayor: John Leefe

Submitted by Kim on Wednesday, 2 April 2008No Comment

“If you are a visitor and would like to visit our beautiful community “The South Shore’s Great Experience!”. Look at our visitor sections to experience and see our many restored lighthouses, national, provincial and local parks and beaches, numerous museums, and our many festivals and events. Take in a strawberry or turkey supper or experience one of our firemen’s breakfasts throughout the Region.

We welcome your comments and suggestions about our website or our programs and services in general. Please drop me an e-mail jleefe@regionofqueens.com as we strive to Educate, Grow and Develop Our Community, One Person At A Time.”

John G. Leefe, DCL

Mayor

This is the greeting of mayor John Leefe on the Queen’s County tourism site, Queens.ca, a wealth of information on the comings and goings of tourism and community projects that are always going on this busy place.

From 1978 until 1999, Leefe, a former school teacher was the MLA for Queens County which, at the time, took in several separate governing entities. This experience and foresight triggered the fact that both the town of Liverpool and the municipal region had 17 municipal representatives which promoted the duplication of municipal service positions such as CAO, clerk and treasurer. This not only created confusion it was a colossal waste of money which could be used for the betterment of the region.

In addition, Leefe saw firsthand that the province’s immense desire to amalgamate various areas of the province could mean that the area might be run out of Lunenburg County, a region to the north with a different agenda. Through an open letter to the local newspaper and constant consultation with both councils and residents explaining the mutual benefits of combining forces Leefe piloted the creation of the Region of Queens.

John and his wife, Nancy, are very tied to the history of the area and participate in the King’s Orange Rangers, a re-enactment group which keeps alive the traditions of the King George era of the area. The wildly successful Privateer Days, held around Canada Day (July1st), is a show case for this showpiece of history and a testament to John’s leadership.

For more information on Queen’s County and Mayor Leefe contact John Leefe.