Flags at the offices of the Municipality of Cumberland are being lowered to half-staff in honour and memory of former municipal councillor Wallace Milner.
Milner, a resident of Fenwick, passed away on Thursday, Oct.15, 2026, at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre following a lengthy illness.
He was 89 years old.
Milner served as a member of Cumberland Municipal Council between 1984 and 1991.
Over the years, he raised beef cattle and he also worked for the Department of Highways, drove for Archibald Transport and was a school bus driver.
He coached the Leicester Tug-of-War Team and also ran a small hobby sugar woods in the spring until he was no longer able to go to the woods.
A visitation will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026 at 1 pm, followed by a funeral service at 2 pm led by Rev. Byron Corkum, with reception to follow all at Campbell's Funeral Home, 98 Church Street, Amherst, NS.
Burial will take place in the Fenwick Cemetery.