Career
Clark became the thirteenth mayor of Glace Bay in a 1981 by-election, succeeding longtime mayor Dan A. Munroe who had resigned. Clark served as mayor until 1988, when he left the mayor"s office in a bid to become Modern Language Association for the riding of Cape Breton East, running as a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia under the leadership of John Buchanan. Clark lost the election to John MacEachern, who was the Liberal candidate.
As a result of Clark"s efforts some still refer to Renwick Brook as "Bruce"s Brook".
Clark ran for mayor of Glace Bay once again in 1991 and lost by a narrow margin to Donald MacInnis. Clark currently holds a management position with the Nova Scotia Community College.
Although no longer directly involved in politics, he still remains an avid follower of local, provincial and federal politics. They have been married since 1975 and have three children.
