A 41-year-old Clarington Councillor is facing two charges after a three-month investigation by the Peterborough Police Service.
In early September 2025, Durham Regional Police Service (DRPS) asked the Peterborough Police Service to undertake an investigation involving a Clarington councillor, a former police officer with DRPS and a current DRPS member.
The investigation was related to communication made to a potential mayoral candidate for the Municipality of Clarington.
As a result of the investigation, 41-year-old Corinna Traill of Clarington was arrested on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, and charged with:
- Utter Threats X2
The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in court January 13, 2026.
As the matter is now before the court, there is nothing further to add.
Statement from Mayor Foster on charges against a Clarington Councillor
Clarington Mayor Adrian Foster has issued the following statement:
“Today, Peterborough Police Service announced that it has laid charges against Clarington Local Ward 3 Councillor Corinna Traill for Uttering Threats.
It is important to allow the court to determine the outcome of this case. I want to affirm to residents that Clarington Council is focused on serving our community and we will continue to do so.”
As this is an ongoing matter before the courts, the Municipality of Clarington cannot make any further comments at this time.
Traill is a Ward 3 Councillor with Clarington
Corinna Traill graduated from the University of Toronto summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double major in Greek and Latin in 2006, and from Osgoode Hall Law School with a Juris Doctor in 2011. She speaks three languages (English, French and Greek) and has been elected four times since 2010 to represent residents in Ward 3 (Bowmanville) on Clarington Council.
Corinna runs her own local law practice, Traill Law, and has experience in many aspects of law, including family law, employment law, human rights law and civil litigation.
Corinna has professional affiliations with the Law Society of Ontario, the Durham Region Law Association, the Legal Education and Action Fund, Equal Voice and the Canadian Bar Association.
Having been born and raised in Bowmanville where her retired parents still live, Corinna is an active member of the community where she grew up. She is a Rotarian, a member of the Board of Directors on the Tyrone Community Centre Hall Board and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority and the Council liaison to the Accessibility, Advisory Committee and Legislative Services. She is an avid fan of target shooting as a member of the Pineridge Target Shooting Sports club, and has been a proud member of the Bowmanville Business and Professional Women’s Club since 2012.
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