Longtime Guysborough councillor victim of fatal ATV crash

A longtime councillor for the Municipality of the District of Guysborough in Nova Scotia has died after an ATV accident over the weekend.

Blair George, who had been a councillor for more than 30 years, was the lone rider of an ATV that drove over a large embankment on his property Jan. 26.

RCMP say the 59-year-old man from Halfway Cove was pronounced deceased at the scene and there were no other vehicles involved.

In a news release, the municipality says George was a “key part of the team that helped Guysborough transform itself from a small rural municipality through to a vibrant rural municipality.”

Specifically, the municipality says George’s support for the offshore gas, fishing, forestry and renewable energy industries were well documented.

“First and foremost, he was a father, grandfather and partner in life. His family is mourning his loss today. Our prayers are with them,” the release reads.

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Warden Vernon Pitts called George “a rock at the council table” and noted how George always made decisions in the best interest of the municipality.