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Former Rothesay Mayor Dies At 84

Flags are at half-mast outside Rothesay Town Hall after the passing of a former town mayor.

Bill Artiss passed away last Thursday at the age of 84, according to his obituary.

Artiss spent several years as a councillor before serving as mayor for two terms from 1993 to 2001 and deputy mayor for two more terms.

He played an “instrumental role” in the amalgamation Rothesay, East Riverside-Kingshurst, Fairvale, Renforth and Wells, according to his obituary.

Artiss also led the construction of the Rothesay Town Hall and the installation of a new wastewater treatment facility.

Before his retirement, Artiss helped plan the commissioning of the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, where he worked as a senior control room operator.

  • Brad Perry is an award-winning news anchor and reporter and a 2013 graduate of the NBCC journalism program. Based in New Brunswick, he is also the assistant national news director for Acadia Broadcasting. Contact Brad at perry.brad@radioabl.ca.

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