Local Journalism Initiative
A few months after seeking provincial help to untangle municipal operations Silverton’s mayor has resigned. Colin Ferguson tendered his resignation — in a letter dated Jan. 5 — for April 5 in anticipation of an election, citing finding himself “at odds with council and too far out of step to continue as mayor,” he wrote in an email to incoming Mayor Tanya Gordon. He pointed to harassment of public officials by the public — a resolution which will appear on the agenda at the Association of Kooten