An Antigonish businessman who spent 16 years on town council has died.
John Robert MacIsaac, 70, pass away at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish Thursday.
MacIsaac’s time on Antigonish Town Council included stints as the town’s deputy mayor; his professional career included an association with a number of family businesses, such as Antigonish Wholesalers, The Klothes Kloset and MacIsaac Financial.
MacIsaac pleaded not guilty to a pair of child porn-related offences- possession of child pornography and accessing child pornography- in relation to a January bust, and was scheduled to stand trial in Antigonish Provincial Court in February.