February 27, 2020 · 0 Comments
By Mike Baker
Orangeville Deputy Mayor Andy Macintosh is recovering at home after suffering from a “cardiac event” earlier this month.
While details on the incident are scarce at this time, Mr. Macintosh confirmed that he was hospitalized and requires surgery in a Facebook post on Feb. 20.
“To all my Facebook friends and family, some of you may be aware that last Thursday (Feb. 13) I had a cardiac event (no, not stress related),” the deputy mayor wrote. “After spending four days at Headwaters Health Care Centre, and Newmarket (hospital), I am currently at home waiting for a call from Newmarket as I require further surgery.”
He added, “I would like to thank everyone who has reached out to me with good wishes, and staff at both Orangeville and Newmarket hospitals.”
Mr. Macintosh is currently serving in his first term as Orangeville’s deputy mayor. He was elected on Oct. 22, 2018 – beating out long-time Orangeville councillor and one-term deputy mayor Nick Garisto. In the 18 months since his election, the former Orangeville Fire chief has spoken openly of his desire to cut out unnecessary costs at Town Hall and do his part to bring municipal taxes more in line with the provincial average.
Last December 2, in what will undoubtedly go down as the current Council’s defining moment, Andy was one of the six members to vote in favour of disbanding the Orangeville Police Service.
The deputy mayor, who previously spent 29 years with the Orangeville Fire Department, 21 of them as fire chief, was in attendance at the most recent Orangeville Council meeting, held on Feb. 10. It is currently unclear whether he will be in attendance at the next meeting, slated for March 9.