In Pointe-Claire, a familiar face has made a comeback.

After a tightly fought race, John Belvedere has reclaimed the mayor’s seat, defeating incumbent Tim Thomas by almost 1,000 votes.

“I really feel like the people came out, spoke their piece … and it goes to show you that the last four years, me being accused of being Mr. Condo, and so on and so forth, that I wasn’t,” Belvedere said. “People understand that Pointe-Claire has to move forward, all municipalities have to densify moving forward and now we have the opportunity to do it right.”

Belvedere says his first priority is rebuilding cohesion and unity after what he calls a turbulent four years marked by infighting at council.

He’s also promising to listen and work with each of the eight city councillors — four of whom are newcomer

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