For many city residents, their first introduction to Cliff Barwick would have been at Arthur Voaden Secondary School, where the long-time mayor and alderman ruled over the classroom.
That certainly was the case for former mayor and MPP, Steve Peters.
“I took a couple of classes with him over the years,” recalled Peters this week after the news of Barwick’s passing.
Barwick was born and raised in Fort Erie and moved to St. Thomas after completing teacher’s college.
“He was a really good educator. He challenged students to think a little differently. It’s been interesting reading some of the Facebook posts of former students and how he inspired them or instilled in them certain career paths.
