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Jary was elected to the Guelph board of aldermen in 1963. In 1970, Mayor Ralph Smith resigned to accept the position of city industrial commissioner and Jary was chosen by his fellow aldermen to fill the vacancy. He ran unopposed in 1971 and continued to serve until 1985, when he chose to instead run
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After leaving the council, Jary remained involved in the Guelph community through charitable work. From 1978 to 2019 he hosted the Norm Jary Golf
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As mayor, Jary instituted reforms that allowed for greater public participation during city council meetings. He cast tie-breaking votes against granting a heritage designation to the Canada Trust building, in favour of the building of the
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as sports director and hockey play-by-play announcer. He eventually took on the role of news director as well. During his tenure at CJOY, he called games for the
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were all constructed. Jary hosted a number of dignitaries, including four governors general and three prime ministers of Canada, three premiers of
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1970 from 1985. He is the longest serving mayor in Guelph’s history. Outside of politics, Jary served as the news and sports director of
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game televised in colour in the United States. Jary continued to live in Guelph during his season with the
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Jary spent his later years in a Guelph retirement community. He died on
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