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Assault charges against a Carleton Place councillor have been withdrawn after a judicial pre-trial in a Perth provincial court on Tuesday.
The charges against Coun. Doug Black stemmed from a Feb. 2 incident between Black and Carleton Place Mayor Louis Antonakos. The physical altercation allegedly happened in the town hall’s foyer, with other people present, and followed a sharp, verbal argument between the two men.
With the withdrawal of the charges, Black admits no guilt in the matter.
However, he has issued a public apology and will now be required to enter into a diversion program, which is aimed at helping to remedy Black’s behaviour and reactions to stressful situations in a bid to prevent further incidents in the future.
“I apologize and take full responsibility for my part in what transpired,” he said in a statement emailed to this newspaper.
“There is no guilty plea, no criminal conviction and no criminal record. The charges have been withdrawn. I am relieved to put this unfortunate incident and unwanted publicity behind myself and our town. Going forward I will continue to work with council to serve and represent the residents of Carleton Place to the best of my ability.”
Black added that “my lawyer Alex Ferguson … has advised there is no benefit in my commenting further on this matter.”
Black is a longtime resident of Carleton Place, and has served on town council for more than 12 years. In the last municipal election, he received more votes than any other councillor.
He has a documented history with Antonakos. In a January 2017 report, Ontario integrity commissioner Robert J. Swayze warned that the rift between Black and Antonakos was “clearly beyond constructive political rivalry and is damaging to the town.”
The February incident came just days after the embattled mayor faced more calls from city councillors to step down.
At a committee meeting later in February, council voted unanimously to strip the mayor of nine months’ pay, imposing the maximum penalty of 90 days’ pay for each of the three code of conduct violations identified by the integrity commissioner.
In response, Antonakos tabled a motion for a “ministerial inquiry” into the integrity commissioner’s findings. He suggested asking the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to look into a number of questions, including the investigative methods of the integrity commission.
None of the councillors supported the motion.
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The charges against Coun. Doug Black stemmed from a Feb. 2 incident between Black and Carleton Place Mayor Louis Antonakos. The physical altercation allegedly happened in the town hall’s foyer, with other people present, and followed a sharp, verbal argument between the two men.
With the withdrawal of the charges, Black admits no guilt in the matter.
However, he has issued a public apology and will now be required to enter into a diversion program, which is aimed at helping to remedy Black’s behaviour and reactions to stressful situations in a bid to prevent further incidents in the future.
“I apologize and take full responsibility for my part in what transpired,” he said in a statement emailed to this newspaper.
“There is no guilty plea, no criminal conviction and no criminal record. The charges have been withdrawn. I am relieved to put this unfortunate incident and unwanted publicity behind myself and our town. Going forward I will continue to work with council to serve and represent the residents of Carleton Place to the best of my ability.”
Black added that “my lawyer Alex Ferguson … has advised there is no benefit in my commenting further on this matter.”
Black is a longtime resident of Carleton Place, and has served on town council for more than 12 years. In the last municipal election, he received more votes than any other councillor.
He has a documented history with Antonakos. In a January 2017 report, Ontario integrity commissioner Robert J. Swayze warned that the rift between Black and Antonakos was “clearly beyond constructive political rivalry and is damaging to the town.”
The February incident came just days after the embattled mayor faced more calls from city councillors to step down.
At a committee meeting later in February, council voted unanimously to strip the mayor of nine months’ pay, imposing the maximum penalty of 90 days’ pay for each of the three code of conduct violations identified by the integrity commissioner.
In response, Antonakos tabled a motion for a “ministerial inquiry” into the integrity commissioner’s findings. He suggested asking the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to look into a number of questions, including the investigative methods of the integrity commission.
None of the councillors supported the motion.
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