City Manager Defends Hiring Former Colleague Accused of Racism to Oversee Anti-Racism & DEI in Owen Sound

Janet Ashfield, placed on leave from the City of Markham in 2023 for using the N-word in a guest lecture at George Brown College, hired as City of Owen Sound's HR Manager.

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Janet Ashfield, hired by the City of Owen Sound to oversee diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism for the city, was placed on leave from her role in Markham last year after using the N-word during a guest lecture at George Brown College.

The Owen Sound Current received a number of emails and messages from concerned r…