Charles Crosby

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Charles (Tick) Crosby is the mayor of the town of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 2004, he also served as the President of the Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities.

Crosby was first elected to Town Council in 1968. In 1988 he was first elected as Mayor. During his early years in the Mayor's office, the town was experiencing a difficult time in its history: the town lost its largest employer, the Dominion Textile factory. The Canadian National Railway pulled out in 1990. Crosby advanced a plan to bring jobs to the town by turning the closed Rio Algom tin mine into a home for Halifax Regional Municipality's waste, however the plan met strong opposition from environmentalists. Since then, much of the centre of town has been refurbished as the area has become centered on the tourist trade.

Significant accomplishments during Mayor Crosby's tenure as Mayor include the construction of Mariner Centre, the revitalization of the waterfront, significant improvements to the Water and Wastewater treatment systems, the development of Starrs Road as a thriving commercial district and the construction of the Town Hall.