Owen Sound's new mayor accepted the chain of office at city council's inaugural meeting last night.
Ian Boddy along with deputy mayor Arlene Wright and seven councillors were sworn at a ceremony at the city's Roxy Theatre. Five of the seven councillors are new to the job.
Boddy says the immediate challenge for the new council is to create a climate to grow the Owen Sound economy.
"We've got lots of different ideas, I hope we don't agree on everything because we're not supposed to but I think that we will work together to come up with the best ideas, reach the best consensus we can."
