Council and Committees

Learn more about City Council and the various committees that help shape Cornwall. You can explore topics such as council accountability and transparency, meeting agendas and minutes, committee and board mandates, council meeting schedules, mayoral powers, and how to request a proclamation, flag raising or civic lighting.

Accountability and Transparency

Agendas and Minutes

Committees and Boards

Council Meetings

Mayoral Powers

Requests for Proclamations, Flags and Lights

The City of Cornwall is governed by an elected 11-member City Council composed of the Mayor and ten Councillors representing the city as a whole. Each member serves four-year terms. Here you can find contact details for each member of Council.

Mayor

Mayor Justin Towndale was first elected to Cornwall City Council in 2014 as a Councillor. This was followed by a second term in 2018. In 2022 he put his name forward for Mayor and was successfully elected. Mayor Towndale currently serves as a Director on the Cornwall Police Services Board and as President of the Cornwall Harbourfront Development Corporation.

Mayor

Cell phone: 613-362-4856

Email Mayor Towndale

Mayor’s board and committee membership

Mayor Towndale is currently a Board Member with Good Roads (formerly the Ontario Good Roads Association), and has previously served on a number of Boards in the local area including the Cornwall and Area Chamber of Commerce, River Institute, Habitat for Humanity Cornwall and the Counties, and Sexual Assault Support Services of SD&G and Akwesasne.

Outside of Council, Mayor Towndale is an active member of the Primary Reserve of the Canadian Armed Forces, serving with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders as an Infantry Officer holding the rank of Captain.

Committees:

Audit Committee
Cornwall Harbour Development Corporation
Cornwall Police Service Board
Lay Appointments Committee
Service Manager Joint Liaison Committee

Councillor Todd Bennett

Councillor Todd Bennett

Email Todd Bennett

Cell phone: 343-370-6241

Committees:

Cornwall Harbour Development Corporation
Lay Appointments Committee
Social Development for Cornwall & Area
Waterfront Plan Implementation Committee

Councillor Maurice Dupelle

Councillor Maurice Dupelle

Email Maurice Dupelle

Cell phone: 613-662-2597

Committees:

Cornwall Police Service Board
Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Glen Stor Dun Lodge Management Board
Lay Appointments Committee
Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee

Councillor Syd Gardiner

Councillor Syd Gardiner

Email Syd Gardiner

Cell phone: 343-370-6251

Committees:

Cornwall Regional Airport Commission
Eastern Ontario Health Unit Board
Emergency Management Committee
Glen Stor Dun Lodge Management Board
Senior Friendly Community Plan Development Advisory Committee

Councillor Sarah Good

Councillor Sarah Good

Email Sarah Good

Cell phone: 613-662-6632

Committees:

Community Safety and Well-Being Advisory Committee
Cornwall Harbour Development Corporation
Le Village BIA
Recreation and parks Advisory Committee

Councillor Carilyne Hébert

Councillor Carilyne Hébert

Email Carilyne Hébert

Cell phone: 613-362-1448

Committees:

Cornwall Public Library Board
Environment & Climate Change Committee
Glen Stor Dun Lodge Management Board
Raisin Region Conservation Authority

Councillor Dean Hollingsworth

Councillor Dean Hollingsworth

Email Dean Hollingsworth

Cell phone: 343-370-6240

Committees:

Cornwall Community Woodhouse Museum Board
Cornwall Harbour Development Corporation
Cornwall Regional Airport Commission
Lay Appointments Committee
St. Lawrence River Institute of Environmental Sciences
Transit Committee

Councillor Elaine MacDonald

Councillor Elaine MacDonald

emacdonald@cornwall.ca

Cell phone: 613-330-3117

Committees:

Cornwall Planning Programs Evaluation Group (CPPEG)
Downtown BIA
Service Manager Joint Liaison Committee

Councillor Claude E. McIntosh

Councillor Claude E. McIntosh

Email Claude E. McIntosh

Home phone: 613-937-3906

Cell phone: 613-362-4786

Committees:

Audit Committee
Lay Appointments Committee
Raisin Region Conservation Authority
Service Manager Joint Liaison Committee

Councillor Fred Ngoundjo

Councillor Fred Ngoundjo

Email Fred Ngoundjo

Cell phone: 343-585-6307

Committees:

Cornwall Planning Programs Evaluation Group (CPPEG)
Environment and Climate Change Committee
Heritage-Patrimoine Cornwall
Waterfront Plan Implementation Committee

Councillor Denis Sabourin

Councillor Denis Sabourin

Email Denis Sabourin

Cell phone: 613-360-5633

Committees:

Audit Committee
Cornwall Regional Airport Commission
Senior Friendly Community Plan Development Advisory Committee
Service Manager Joint Liaison Committee
Waterfront Plan Implementation Committee