2009-04-29 09:21:05
He's into his 10th consecutive term at the helm of Lunenburg Town Council and that's where Laurence Mawhinney is staying put. He has no plans to jump from municipal to provincial politics when the election writ is dropped, possibly this week. Mawhinney is one of Nova Scotia's longest-serving municipal leaders. He is into his 30th year as Mayor, a position he has held since 1979. His name has been rumoured as a possible Conservative candidate for the Lunenburg riding held by Michael Baker who died March 2 at the age of 52 after battling Cancer for nearly three years.
