Residents of many southeast urban municipalities went to the polls on Nov. 9 to determine who would be on their town or village councils for the next four years.
In the town of Kipling, Patricia Jackson won the mayoral race with 233 votes, finishing ahead of Tamara Woroschuk (136).
Councillors elected were Don Johnson (295 votes), James Gallagher (259), Devin Draper (245), Colby Sproat (230), Tyler Vargo (213) and Makyla Stender (200). Other candidates for councillor were Kevin Kish (183), Susan Kearns (166), Darren Szakacs (165), Terry Barath (107) and Jeff Hill (50).
For the town of Lampman, John Jones received 203 votes for mayor, defeating Janice Bernier, who had 89.
As for councillor, elected were Ryan Saxon (218), Daryle Runge (200), Dustin Ferguson (199), Randy Fleck (197), Duane Freeden (166) and Glen Fichter (163). Other candidates were Garrett Woodley (123), Damon Sutherland (118), Twyla Quantrill (112), Richard Kochie (83), Mark Morissette (49) and Paul Zabel (35).
In the town of Stoughton, Clarence Hoffort was elected as mayor with 186 votes, finishing ahead of Zachary Calibaba (43).
Elected as councillors were Shirley Coderre (166), Stefan Clark (163), Scott Ogilvie (151), Bradley Gervais (146), Danielle Hoffman (144) and Derek Hoffman (130). Other candidates were Karen Coderre (120), Colleen Andris (74), Alysson Slater (61), Robert Andris (52) and Edgar Matthes (36).
The closest mayoral race of the night was in the town of Wawota, where Shawn Murray edged Kevin Kay 112-111.
The six councillors elected were Allan Bunz (196), Mike Greenback (194), Jordan Ethier (192), Kathy Hamilton (172), Dwayne Linder (172) and Dan Nicurity (141). Robert Pilloud (106) was the other candidate.
In the town of Alameda, Jeff Cameron (113 votes), Dwayne Henderson (106), Dean Copeland (105), Jennifer Cobham (90), Donna Griffin (89) and Janelle Dorrance (78) were elected. Other candidates were Skylar Antoniuk (70), Elizabeth Lischynski (64) and Christine Tanghe (17).
Perry Kinder was acclaimed as the mayor.
The village of Kisbey had eight candidates running for four village councillor spots. James Johnston (51 votes), Elisa Jackson (49), Brody Singleton (41) and Melville Foy (33) were elected, while Sheldon Wyatt (29), Wytt Hall (25), John Voutour (21) and Grant Bueckert (10) were the other candidates.
Editor’s note: In an article in the Nov. 6 edition of the Observer, Hall’s first name was misspelled as Wyatt. The Observer apologizes for any inconvenience this might have caused.
Kalvin Nankivell was acclaimed as Kisbey’s mayor.
Elected as village councillors in Manor were Gerald King, Darcy McCrimmon, Craig Savill and Alana Wilson. Paul Corkish was defeated. (Vote numbers were not available).
Lucille Dunn was acclaimed as mayor.
In Forget, Leon Gilbertson will be the mayor for the next four years, while Michele Amy and Shannon Shakotko will be councillors.
The following councils were decided by acclamation.
Town of Arcola: Keith Erick will be the mayor, and Elaine Hislop, Cindy Kolenz, Scott Tessier, Jenn Wotta, Geordan Workman and Clay Chapman will be the councillors.
Town of Oxbow: Doug Pierce was acclaimed as mayor, while Michaela Bachiu, Mark Barnes, Rachelle Kitz, Wendel Nordin, Rodrigo Rabanal and Ron Rossow will be the councillors.
Town of Redvers: Brad Bulbuck is the mayor, and Owen Gavelin, David Pryde, Michelle Jensen, Ken Thomas, Derek Soroka and Donna Gilbertson are the councillors.
Village of Alida: Tim Cowan will be the mayor, and Darryl Dubuc, Jason Purves, Marvin Ferris and Sheri-Lee Patton are the councillors.
Village of Maryfield: Past councillor Brendon Dayle moved up to the mayor’s role and was acclaimed. Linc Brickley, who was the mayor, is now a councillor. Incumbents Brandon Tarr and Jack Warner are back for another term and Orie Potter is a new councillor.
Village of Storthoaks: Sydney Choicoine will be the mayor, while Richard Choicoine, Dylan Blerot, Melissa Cosgrove and Kevin Mann will be councillors.
