John Rowswell (May 18, 1955 – August 31, 2010)[1] was a Canadian politician who served as the mayor of Sault Ste.
[2] One of his final significant acts as mayor was to issue a formal apology to French Canadians for the Sault Ste.
[4] Rowswell had a private funeral, although a public wake was held at the city's Essar Centre.
[5] As his death occurred less than two months before the 2010 municipal election, provincial law did not permit a by-election to be held to choose his immediate successor.
Councillors Lorena Tridico, Susan Myers and Ozzie Grandinetti each served one month as acting mayor until Debbie Amaroso, the winner of the 2010 election and runner-up to Rowswell in 2006, took office on December 1.