Commemorative paintings on the sides of several local buildings, Cornwall, Ontario, Mayor Horovitz and the Children’s Picnic

Mayor Horovitz and the Children’s Picnic.

For many years in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Cornwall Mayor Aaron Horovitz hosted a Children’s Picnic in Central Park. Eventually, Central Park was renamed Horovitz Park in honour of the long-serving Mayor. Later, Brian Sylvester served as Mayor from 1997-1999. Sylvester revived the picnic—and renamed it “The Mayor’s Picnic.”  

~ Clive Marin Collection

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