CEO and Medical Officer of Health for Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, Nicola Mercer is being honoured.
Dr. Mercer is the first to receive the Women of Influence in Local Government award from Municipal World, a magazine which covers stories and achievements from municipal governments.
Dr. Mercer was among the first in Canada to have a mandate order to wear masks and while it faced much negative views, Dr. Mercer pushed through and fellow medical officers would follow suite.
Mercer focused only on the positive while completely brushing the negative aside.
