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A woman is recovering in hospital after being shot in an incident that killed her father, a councillor in a small eastern Ontario town, and left another man injured.

Sarah Cameron was taken to hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries on Thursday morning after a shooting at her father's home in Almonte, Ont., about 50 kilometres west of Ottawa.

"It is with profound sorrow and shock that I confirm that my colleague and friend, Coun. Bernard Cameron, died today in a violent incident, an incident that also gravely injured his daughter," Shaun McLaughlin, the mayor of Mississippi Mills, Ont., said Thursday in a statement.

Carolyn Della Foresta is the administrator of the longterm-care facility where Sarah Cameron works in Almonte.

"We have heard that she is alert and that she's not in critical condition," Della Foresta said Thursday afternoon.

She said Cameron, the mother of two young children, worked as a personal support worker at the Almonte Country Haven facility.

"We've already started a collection for her in the home; we want to be able to support Sarah through her recovery," Della Foresta said.

Provincial police were releasing few details of the incident in the community about 50 kilometres west of Ottawa.

OPP said officers responding to a 911 call at 7:30 Thursday morning found a man's body and two people in life-threatening condition following a "serious incident."

Police said the investigation is ongoing.

"This tragedy hits us all. We still live in a small town. Bernard is part of our extended family," McLaughlin said.

McLaughlin said Cameron has been a popular figure in Almonte for decades and, as a former high school teacher, "he was known to generations of students."

"As a volunteer, he added value and experience to many community organizations," McLaughlin noted. "He will be sorely missed."

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