SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - A number of urban municipalities in southeast Saskatchewan will need to have elections on Nov. 13.
Lampman and Oxbow will have the largest fields for residents. Lampman has two candidates for mayor, Scott Greening and Jay (John) Jones, and 13 for councillor: Jadon Carnduff, Randy Fleck, Tanner Frycz, Steven Massel, Mark Morrissette, Twyla Quantrill, R.J. (Roy) Raynard, Daryl Runge, Ryan Saxon, Dena Scott, Ian Stewart, Kelly Storlie and Garrett Woodley.
Meanwhile, Doug Pierce was acclaimed as mayor in Oxbow, but there are 17 candidates for councillor: Derek Adams, Philip Amosah, Amy Backstrom, Mark Barnes, James Fonstad, Kim Friesen, John Hutfloetz, Brad Mayer, Derrick Menzies, Starr Mercer, Sylvia Mohrbutter, Alison Nicholls, Donna Nyeste, Rodrigo Rabanal, Calvin Rosenthal, Ken Swanson and Orlando Vistal.
Six councillors will be elected in each community.
There will be elections for mayor and councillor in the villages of Carievale, Kisbey and Macoun as well. George Kerr and Gregory Martin are up for the mayor seat in Carievale, and Gary Annetts, Shawn Gallant, Ken Grobbink, Kassandra McNamara and Scherise Thompson are vying for the four councillor spots.
In Kisbey, Elisa Jackson and Kevin St. John are the candidates for mayor. John Dayman, Randy Graham, Kalvin Nankivell, Brody Singleton and Sheldon Wyatt are the hopefuls for the four councillor seats.
In Macoun, Suzanne Kuchinka and Frank Schaefer are the mayoral candidates, while Kelly Foord, Juergen Hauck, David Schindel, Judith Sovdi and Vanessa Taylor are going for the four councillor seats.
There will be a runoff vote in Carlyle to determine who will fill the last councillor seat. Five people – John Brownlee, Hugh Hislop, Lauren Hume, Kelly Lutz and Gord Paulley – filed for councillor before the initial deadline on Oct. 9 and were acclaimed. A second call for nominations was issued, and Mary Moffat and Tracy Van Dresar filed nomination papers prior to Oct. 23. The person who receives more votes between Moffat and Van Dresar will occupy the final councillor spot. Jen Sedor has been acclaimed to another term as Carlyle's mayor.
There will also be a runoff vote in Gainsborough. Cathy Murray, Michael Riddell and Randy Reynolds submitted their nomination papers before the initial deadline Oct. 9 and were acclaimed. Kevin Stanley, Nicole Jedel, Thomas Rawn and Teresa Thoring filed their forms during the second call for nominations period, and will challenge for the last councillor seat. Victor Huish has been acclaimed as mayor.
In Bienfait, David Johnson, Deidra Maurer, Dennis Gonas, Paul Carroll, Melissa Rensby, Daniyale Lalonde and Bill Mann are vying for six councillor seats. Ken Bonokoski has been acclaimed as mayor for the next term.
In Midale, Melissa Brady, Mona Ganje, Armond Hauglum, Clinton Lund, Gregg Prawdzik, Sylvia Teichgraber, Ryan Thompson and Willy Wieler are the eight candidates battling for six councillor seats. Allan Hauglum has been acclaimed as the town's mayor.
An election will be needed to decide the councillors in the village of Alida. Kevin Bensette, Darryl Dubuc, Dale Jones, Sherri-Lee Patton and Jason Purves have filed nomination papers. There are four councillor seats in the village. Tim Cowan was been acclaimed as mayor.
Three people – Bill Campbell, Joan Selk and Corey Mack – are running for two councillor seats in Roche Percee. Jay Reidel has been acclaimed as mayor.
There will be a mayoral election in Stoughton between Stefan Clark and Tyson Slater. As for councillor, Kim Butler, Anthony Campbell, Shirley Coderre, Brad Gervais, Chris Griffin and Cory Ohrling were acclaimed.
Several communities had their councils decided by acclamation:
Alameda: Michelle Krieger was acclaimed as mayor, and Braden Batt, Matthew Faber, Angela Millar, Kirsten Tanghe and Christine Tanghe will be the councillors. There is a vacant seat on council; a call for nominations will occur at a later date.
Arcola: Scott Tessier (mayor), and Elaine Hislop, Mike Boulet, Sheila Sim, Geordan Workman, Jennifer Wotta and Mike Waelchli (councillor).
Carnduff: Ross Apperley (mayor), and Kelly Exner, Shawn Larson, Linda Powell, Joel Purves, Randy Swayze and Gregory Wall (councillor).
Redvers: Brad Bulbuck (mayor), and Dawn Eilers, Owen Gavelin, Donna Gilbertson, Jeremy Kampp and Ken Thomas (councillors). An additional call for nominations will be issued at a later date to fill a vacant councillor seat.
Kenosee Lake: Edward Plumb (mayor), and Ralph Gilliss, Mark Weatherald, Ray Boutin and Braden Liboiron (councillors).
Manor: Lucille Dunn (mayor), and Gerald King, Darcy McCrimmon and Alana Wilson (councillor). There is a vacant seat to be filled at a later date.
North Portal: Amy Armstrong (mayor), and Amy Belitski, Callie Fair and Chase Buchanan (councillor).
Forget: Melissa Gowan (mayor) and Tracy Beaulieu (councillor). A further call for nominations will happen at a later date to fill the vacant seat.
Frobisher: Kyla MacCuish (mayor), and Cole MacCuish and Harley Scovoranski (councillor).
Glen Ewen: Glen Lewis (mayor), and Blair Hanna and Robert Chuba (councillor).
Alameda, Arcola, Carnduff and Redvers each have up to six councillors; Kenosee Lake, Manor, Storthoaks and Torquay have four; North Portal has three; and Forget, Frobisher and Glen Ewen will have two.
The next edition of the Mercury will have a look at elections in the rural municipalities.
