| Mayor John W. Morgan | |
| In office October, 2000 election – October, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | David Muise (Canadian politician) |
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| Born | May 7 1964 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Spouse | Alana Morgan |
| Residence | Sydney River, Nova Scotia |
| Profession | Lawyer, businessman |
John W. Morgan, BSc, LLB, MBA (born May 7, 1964), is a Canadian Lawyer, politician, and businessman. He is the current mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, Canada. Since being first elected in October 2000, Morgan paid down the municipal debt, expanded the municipal police force and focused on road construction, including a controversial plan to extend the Spar Road to the docks at Sydport by paving a portion of Sydney Harbour.[1] In 2004, he won a large majority (80%) in his bid for re-election. Morgan, a student of ancient history and a lawyer by profession, holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Dalhousie University and is reported by History Magazine (December 14, 2001) to be one of only five scholars in the modern world fluent in both the ancient Egyptian and Greek languages. He is reported to have an IQ of 176 (Cape Bretoner Magazine, June 22 1999). Morgan recently filed a lawsuit on behalf of CBRM against the Government of Nova Scotia alleging unequal per capita provincial funding for his municipality.[2] He also has applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board to downsize municipal council. Mayor Morgan opposes surface mining of coal in the region.[3]
References
- ^ By James Koivu. "Morgan makes it official, CBRM to pave Sydney Harbour", Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 29, 2007. "If Sydport is to be a major player in the economic future of our community, then bold steps must be taken to ensure its survival, and our plan to pave a portion of the harbour to connect the Spar Road to the docks is the first bold step in that process' Mayor John Martin of Cape Breton Regional Municipality said to a large crowd gathered inside Centre 200."
- ^ Chris Shannon, Transcontinental Media. "Political Maneuvers: Province hands out $504,000 for CB recreation", Nova Scotia Business Journal, April 27, 2007.
- ^ By Greg MacVicar. "CB gets $504394 for 18 rec projects", Halifax Chronicle-Herald, March 27, 2006. "'We have to make sure that the message gets out loud and clear to the government of the province of Nova Scotia that there will be no strip mining of coal in this region,' Mayor John Morgan of Cape Breton Regional Municipality said to loud applause."
External links
- Mayor John Morgan on CBRM website.
