Higgins up for Canada’s Top Mayor Award

Craig Bakay | Jan 29, 2020

North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins is in the running for Canada’s Top Mayor.

According to the competition’s web site, “Canada’s top mayor award is a community-driven competition between Canada’s mayors that brings people together to celebrate and elevate each other.

“The winning community and Mayor will be awarded a monitory prize for community improvements or their local charitable causes, the Community Cup Trophy, and of course, bragging rights.”

“It’s mostly the bragging rights,” Higgins said. “The prize is dependent on sponsorships and ‘not to exceed $10,000.’”

Higgins said he has no idea who nominated him.

“I just found out when I was ‘welcomed’ to the contest,” he said. “Now I have until Friday to write about 2,000 words and do a 90-second video telling why North Frontenac should win.”

He said there are several stages to the contest but should he advance to the finals, “it’s a fancy black-tie affair.”

Higgins said he does have a charity in mind should he win, but declined to say who that would be.