‘I consider myself an average Joe’: Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Warden John Cunningham is not your typical politician

POSTED IN MAYORS ‘I consider myself an average Joe’: Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Warden John Cunningham is not your typical politician BY SUZANNE RENT SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 Municipality of the District of Yarmouth Warden John Cunningham next to his electric truck in front of Lickety Splitz Ice Cream Shop in Tusket on July 23, 2026. Credit: Suzanne Rent “Turning wrenches and being a politician are two totally different things.” To access this post, you must purchase a membership plan or  log into an existing membership. Suzanne Rent Suzanne Rent covers City Hall, contributes to Morning File, and more. More by Suzanne Rent Search for: Search LATEST NEWS Tempers flare at Province House over housing crisis BY JENNIFER HENDERSON SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 More than gas plants: IESO launches second procurement BY JENNIFER HENDERSON SEPTEMBER 11, 2026 Amendments to intimate images act aims to protect Nova Scotians from cyber harms BY JENNIFER HENDERSON SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 ‘Who owns Halifax?’ Dalhousie Legal Aid report finds 20 landlords own 56% of the city’s rental housing units BY SUZANNE RENT SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 Opposition hammers Nova Scotia government over housing issues BY JENNIFER HENDERSON SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 Payment failed? Here's how to fix it. SPECIAL FEATURES Credit: Iris/ Halifax Examiner NOVA SCOTIA'S POLICING PANIC Credit: Iris/Examiner/Unsplash/Getty Images GREEN HYDROGEN Credit: Joanne Bealy EVELYN C. WHITE: MY 'BLACK' JOB Credit: Joan Baxter RAILROAD TRILOGY 2024 Credit: Callum Moscovitch LONG COVID INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND ARTICLES Credit: Iris/Halifax Examiner 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOP 10 LISTS Credit: Halifax Examiner photo POSTMEDIA, SALTWIRE, and the CHRONICLE HERALD Credit: Dr. Gerry Farrell THE HALIFAX EXAMINER INVESTIGATES: NORTHERN PULP Credit: Ricardo Weibezahn - ICIJ DEFORESTATION INC Joan Baxter is one of 140 journalists from 39 media outlets across 27 countries working collaboratively on ‘Deforestation Inc,’ a project of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which looked at the ownership structure of Paper Excellence, its relationship with Asia Pulp & Paper, and how the secretive corporate empires are devastating forests in Canada and around the world. Credit: Suzanne Rent/Halifax Examiner SABLE ISLAND SERIES Credit: Halifax Examiner 2020 MASS MURDERS/ Mass Casualty Commission Credit: Halifax Examiner. All rights reserved. PRICED OUT Credit: CBC Graphic UNCOVER: DEAD WRONG In 1995, Brenda Way was…