The Blue Mountains Mayor Andrea Matrosovs was formally acclaimed as Grey County’s warden for another year.
Matrosovs accepted the chain of office Tuesday and made an address during Grey County council’s inaugural meeting for the 2026 term.
“We are stonger together locally,” Matrosovs says. “We represent 109,000 people, including members of our own home communities. We share in the stewardship of thousands of kilometres of lands and waters within our county.”
“I have delighted in this past year in visiting all nine municipalities, and meeting with you as mayors and deputy mayors of your community. Attending events, meeting members of your community,” Matrosovs continues. “Each one, each municipality has its uniqueness, in its celebrations, challenges and opportunities.”
The Blue Mountains mayor, Matrosovs, is in her first term as a Grey County councillor — which began after the 2022 Ontario municipal elections. She will now serve as the county’s warden for a second consecutive year.
Grey County chooses its warden annually, a process conducted by vote among elected councillors — not a public election. The mayors and deputy mayors of all nine Grey municipalities — Owen Sound, The Blue Mountains, Hanover, Meaford, Southgate, Georgian Bluffs, Chatsworth and Grey Highlands — serve as county councillors.
Matrosovs also spoke about the importance of strengthening relationships with First Nations communities, and vowed to be a voice for “small towns and rural communities from all over Ontario in the Great Lakes watershed” when representing Grey County.
You can watch her full inaugural address for the 2026 term of Grey County council below: