[2] In 1999, Woodside resigned as mayor to run for MLA of the Fredericton North riding (No.
While infill development and sustainability have been priorities of his tenure as mayor, he has also faced controversy over sprawling box-store development in the university woods, a previously protected wooded area.
Woodside received an honorary doctor of laws degree from St. Thomas University in 2011.
Eleven professors at the small liberal arts university protested, in part because of his refusal to proclaim Pride Weekend in the 1990s.
[6] In the 2016 municipal election, Woodside was defeated by city councillor Mike O'Brien.