Many candidates can rest well knowing their bid for office is officially unopposed. Sept. 21 was the last day to drop out of the race and many chief election officers have finalized their nomination lists.
In Zeballos, the office for councillor and mayor were unopposed. Four candidates and the mayoral candidate will now be sworn in by acclamation.
The Regional District of Mount Waddington also declared the election by acclamation with four candidates running unopposed, in all electoral areas A, B, C and D.
North Island school district trustees with seven open positions were elected with no opposing candidates in all three areas.
The mayoral race in Alert Bay was also declared by acclamation. The village has little over 400 registered voters, but residents will not have a chance to decide Alert Bay’s mayor.
Sayward, similar to Alert Bay, also will not have a mayoral race. The chief election officer will swear in the candidate nominated for mayor, who ran unopposed. Sayward has over 200 registered voters. There are five candidates running for the four open positions on council.
Campaigning period for candidates has now started and will run until the day of local elections, Oct. 20. Many candidates will be elected by acclamation.
Alert Bay
Mayoral candidate, acclamation
Dennis Buchanan
Councillor candidates, four positions open
Kane Gordon
Lisanne Granger
Larry Hill
Sandra Parkinson
Frank Smith
Zeballos
Mayoral candidate, acclamation
Julie Colborne
Councillor candidates, four positions open, acclamation
Paul Brawn
Candace Faulkner
Justin Janisse
Barb Lewis
Sayward
Mayoral candidate, acclamation
John MacDonald
Councillor candidates, four positions open
Wesley Cragg
Joyce Ellis
William Ives
Norm Kirschner
Michael Marsh
Vancouver Island North (School District)
Trustees, six positions open, acclamation
Jeff Field, Area 1
Leightan Wishart, Area 1
Eric Hunter, Area 2
Carol Prescott, Area 2
Paul Cann, Area 3
Lawrie Garrett, Area 3
Regional District of Mount Waddington
Regional district candidates, four positions open, acclamation
Sandy Daniels, Area A
Andrew Hory, Area B
James Furney, Area C
Rod Sherrell, Area D