He served as mayor of Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1971 to 1974, then as MLA for Halifax Chebucto and then as mayor again from 1994 to 1996, and was the first mayor of the amalgamated Halifax Regional Municipality from 1996 to 2000.
He served as mayor of Halifax to 1974 as MLA for Halifax Chebucto and then as mayor again from 1994 to 1996. This was then. He was the first mayor of the amalgamated Halifax Regional Municipality from 1996 to 2000. Halifax was Nova Scotia from 1971.