Niagara Regional Chair Jim Bradley, 80, died Friday afternoon following a brief illness.

Bradley leaves behind a legacy of public service that has shaped the course of Niagara and Ontario, a media release from the Region said.

Bradley was elected to Niagara Region council, representing St. Catharines, in 2018, and was then selected by his fellow councillors to serve as chair.

Bradley led reforms that have improved accountability and transparency at the Region following the administration of former Chair Alan Caslin and CAO Carmen D’Angelo, which led to a provincial ombudsman’s Inside Job report of 2018 and investigative reporting by the St. Catharines Standard.

He was reappointed as a regional chair by the provincial government in 2022 after running successfully for a second term on re

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