The campaign has officially begun for the 2022 Municipal and School Board elections. Voting day is October 24. The following is a confirmed list of nominated and acclaimed candidates. HAVE YOUR SAY – as voters, what would you like to know about the candidates? if you have a question you’d like us to take to candidates, let us know. Submit your questions to tips@fortfrances.com
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Town of Atikokan
Mayor:
Rob Ferguson
Robbin Harper
Council:
Gord Knowles
Elizabeth Shine
Brian Stimson
Jim Jonson
Alacia Henderson
Corrine Colvin
Janelle Zacharias
Gordon Martin
Kristi-Lynn McQuay
Northwest Catholic District School Board
Andrea Maggrah
Rainy River District School Board Trustee
Nominations re-opened until 2:00 p.m. Aug. 24, 2022
Township of Alberton
Reeve:
Mike Ford
Michael Hammond
Council: All Acclaimed to council
Tyson Dennis
Diane Glowasky
Shawn Spence
Peter Spuzak
Township of Chapple
Reeve:
James Gibson (Acclaimed)
Council:
Ken Wilson
Philip Schram
Rick Neilson
Robert Barron
Trish Neilson
Township of Dawson
Mayor:
Douglas Hartnell (Acclaimed)
Council:
Timo Breilmann
Lewis Kempf
Bill Langner
Cory Larocque
Brent Sands
Bennett Drennan
Township of Emo
Mayor:
Harold McQuaker (Acclaimed)
Council:
Lisa Teeple
Phil Whatley
Russ Fortier
Geoffrey Pearce
Gary Judson- Rejected for cause of not filing financial statements in 2018 election
Gerald Wieringa
Lori-Ann Shortreed
Harrold Boven
Frank Szeder Jr.
Rainy River District School Board Trustee
John Fuhrer (Acclaimed)
Town of Fort Frances
Mayor:
Ken Perry
Andrew Hallikas
Council:
Kaleb Firth
Mike Behan
Wendy Brunetta
Mandi Olson
Steven Maki
John McTaggart
David Kircher
Rainy River District School Board Trustee
Michael William Graham (Acclaimed)
Mike Walchuk (Acclaimed)
Northwest Catholic District School Board
Joelle Blanc-Paull (Acclaimed)
Cathy Piotrowski (Acclaimed)
Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario (French Public School board)
Anne-Marie Gélineault (Acclaimed
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales (French Catholic School Board)
Madeleine Oakes (Acclaimed)
Township of LaVallee
Reeve:
Kenneth Hyatt
Emily Watson
Lucille McDonald
Council:
Elaine Hughes
Brendan Hyatt
Michael Hyatt
Daniel Rea
James Belluz
Ken Badiuk
Brian Trimble
Stephen Loshaw
Rainy River District School Board Trustee
Kathryn Pierroz (Acclaimed)
Lake of the Woods
Mayor:
Colleen Fadden (Acclaimed)
Council: (All Acclaimed)
Kaitlyn Cottam
Bill Lundrigan
Nancy Gate
April Chjoko-Bolec
Township of Morley
Reeve:
George Heyens
Telford Advent
Council:
Paul Brown
Tony Armstrong
Wade Desserre
Maria Vandenbrand
Ashley Morrison
Ray Hackett
Gary Jolicoeur
Zach Sopotiuck
Dave Larocque
Jamie Beal
Andrew McCormick
Town of Rainy River
Mayor:
Deb Ewald (Acclaimed)
Council:
Robert Helgeson
Gordon Prost
Florence Newman
Joel Hagarty
Marlene McNally
Martin Kreger
Neil Ivall
Daniel G. Armstrong
Greg Brown
Robert Richard Yuri Ewald
Rainy River District School Board Trustee
Sarah Margaret Creed (Acclaimed)
Northwest Catholic District School Board
David Sharp (Acclaimed)
