Bob Sweet (far right) and Jennifer Murphy (middle right) at Thursday's Renfrew County council meeting. MBC Media file photo.
The man who served five terms as the Warden for Renfrew County says concerns about preserving local history led to him creating a document archiving the work the people who have held that title over the last 37 years have done.
Bob Sweet, who also served for over two decades as Mayor of Petawawa, presented current warden Jennifer Murphy and the rest of county council with a book he created outlining the history of each of the county’s past wardens at their November 12th meeting.
Sweet worked on the book for two years before presenting it at the meeting.
He said everyone that’s filled the role of warden over the years worked hard on behalf of the county and brought amazing programs for its residents, including the Community Paramedic Service and the Renfrew County Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre.
Sweet says it wasn’t an easy job, but he’s pleased that the county’s history is now better-preserved.
Moving forward, Sweet says the book will be distributed to a variety of local organizations within the county. Sweet also urged the county’s CAO to implement criteria for future outgoing wardens to create their own biographies so they can maintain the historical record over time.
Sweet says the experience of putting the book together helped him relive his own experiences as warden, and he looks forward to seeing how the county builds on the foundation created by its past wardens moving forward.
(Steve Berard)