The time is now up for those interested in running for mayor, city councillor, school trustee, or regional district director in October’s municipal elections, as the nomination period officially closed at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9.
As per usual, the candidate deadline for withdrawal was 4 p.m. on Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 was the official start of the campaign period.
Here’s the list of all the candidates running for office as of Monday, Sept. 12, in the North Island areas (Mount Waddington Regional District).
The District of Port Hardy
Estimated Eligible Voters - 3028
Councillors to be Elected - 6
Running for mayor
Pat Corbett-Labatt
Athena Guy
Running for councillor
Janet Dorward (incumbent)
Dennis Dugas (incumbent)
Jamie Keamo
Fred Robertson (incumbent)
Marilynn Salski
Treena Smith (incumbent)
Brian Texmo
John Tidbury (incumbent)
The Town of Port McNeill
Estimated Eligible Voters - 1765
Councillors to be Elected - 4
Running for mayor
James Furney
Gaby Wickstrom (incumbent)
Running for councillor
Ann-Marie Baron (incumbent)
Michelle Carson
Stephanie Coe
Shelley Downey (incumbent)
Dawn Harilstad
Leighann Ruel
The Village of Port Alice
Estimated Eligible Voters - 646
Councillors to be Elected - 4
Running for mayor
Kevin Cameron
Beth Thompson
Running for councillor
Holly Aldis (acclaimed)
Russell Murray (acclaimed)
David Stewart (acclaimed)
Sean Watson (acclaimed)
The Village of Alert Bay
Estimated Eligible Voters - 367
Councillors to be Elected - 4
Running for mayor
Dennis Buchanan (acclaimed)
Running for councillor
Casey Chapman
Kane Gordon (incumbent)
Lisanne Granger (incumbent)
Larry Hill (incumbent)
Sandy McGregor (incumbent)
Mount Waddington Regional District
Estimated Eligible Voters - 1544
Area Directors to be elected - 4
Running for area director
Michelle Pottage Electoral Area A (acclaimed)
Andrew Hory Electoral Area B (acclaimed)
Kathryn Wykes Electoral Area C (acclaimed)
Dan Cooper Electoral Area D
David Summers Electoral Area D
Vancouver Island North (School District)
Trustees to be Elected - 7
Running for trustee
Janet Deane Area 1 (acclaimed)
Jeff Field Area 1 (acclaimed)
Leightan Wishart Area 1 (acclaimed)
Eric J Hunter Area 2 (acclaimed)
Carol Prescott Area 2 (acclaimed)
Paul Cann Area 3 (incumbent)
Lawrie Garrett Area 3 (incumbent)
Kat Tjepkema Area 3
Candidates for Coal Harbour Local Community Commission
Estimated Eligible Voters - 198
Commissioners to be Elected - 4
Running for commissioner
Robert Bisaillon (acclaimed)
Charles Dennison (acclaimed)
Ann Hory (acclaimed)
Sara Perkovich (acclaimed)
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