LONDON, Ont. - The mayor of London, Ont., says he's returning to work a week after temporarily stepping aside in the wake of admitting a brief "inappropriate personal relationship" with the deputy mayor.
Saying "what occurred should never have happened," Matt Brown told a news conference Wednesday that it is time for him to return to work.
Last week, Brown said in a statement that during a period of intense workload, he developed "a close working relationship and ultimately an inappropriate personal relationship" with deputy mayor Maureen Cassidy.
Cassidy resigned as deputy mayor last Tuesday and used a news conference to appeal for privacy as she worked with her family "to rebuild the trust that has been broken."
Brown says he has taken the initial steps to repair the damage he has done in his personal life.
He says he is ready to focus on "the future and on the work that needs to be done to move our community forward."
