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North Island candidates officially announced for October municipal election

The candidate deadline for withdrawal is Sept. 16 and Sept. 17 is the official start of campaigning
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General voting day for B.C. municipal elections is Oct. 15, 2022. (File photo/Capital News)

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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Tyson Whitney

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