There will be new faces on the Grand Erie Public Health board in the coming weeks.

There will be new faces on the Grand Erie Public Health board in the coming weeks.

Member Shelley Ann Bentley — who is also the mayor of Haldimand — has stepped down from the board, effective immediately.

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The move comes after the board asked Bentley to apologize for her involvement in a leak of confidential health unit merger correspondence during the provincial election. The board decided to issue a “formal written reprimand” and post the integrity commissioner’s report on its website.

Bentley was docked 120 days’ pay by Haldimand council but has denied leaking the documents.

“As mayor, I remain committed to upholding accountability, fairness and transparency — both to the public an

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