Mayor of Lunenburg, N.S., banned from taxi service after alleged late-night fracas

Bluenose II, the iconic Canadian schooner, sits at berth on the waterfront in Lunenburg, N.S., on Sunday, October 18, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

LUNENBURG — The owner of a taxi company in southwestern Nova Scotia has banned the mayor of Lunenburg from using the service, alleging the politician was involved in a drunken, late-night confrontation.

The Town of Lunenburg confirmed it’s investigating allegations against Mayor Jamie Myra.

RCMP say they responded to a dispute between a cab driver and a client in the town core around 2 a.m. Saturday, but no charges were laid.

Simon Gordon, owner of SaltWind Transportation, says that on Friday night, he received numerous calls and texts from the mayor asking for a ride for him and a group of people after 1 a.m.

The taxi owner says Myra and his group were inebriated when he arrived, and the mayor “chucked” a $50 bill at him when he got into the car and urged Gordon to allow more passengers than there were seatbelts.

Gordon says that when he told the mayor and his group that he would not drive with excess passengers, one of the members of Myra’s party became hostile and the mayor refused to get out of the car.

Gordon says Myra did not leave the vehicle until Gordon called police and the mayor’s wife “dragged him” from the car.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 17, 2026.