Tuesday, August 30, 2022

2022 Local Elections Nomination Period - Day 1 of 9

Today - the Chief Election Officers' or their Deputies' for the Districts of 100 Mile House/Wells, Cities of Quesnel/Williams Lake, Cariboo Regional District and School Districts #27/#28 (Cariboo-Chilcotin/Quesnel) can formally begin to receive completed candidate nomination forms for the elected positions of Mayor, Councillor, Electoral Area Director and School Trustee, starting at 9am today - Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 until 4pm sharp! on Friday, September 9th, 2022 EXCLUDING the weekend of Saturday/Sunday, September 3rd/4th, 2022

For information on relating to the 2022 Local General Elections such as general candidate information, voting days, etc., including contact information in order to make an appointment to visit the Chief Election Officer or their Deputy for the Local Governments or School Districts' to submit completed candidate nomination forms- please see links below:

Wells - click here
Quesnel - click here
Williams Lake - click here
100 Mile House - click here
Cariboo Regional District - click here
School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) - click here
School District #28 (Quesnel) - click here

You can monitor who has filed their nomination papers with the local Chief Election Officer or their Deputy for the Office of Mayor, Councillor, Electoral Area Director or School Trustee via the CivicInfo 2022 Election Candidate Portal here 

Later today - I will be visiting the Cariboo Regional District's Chief Election Officer to formally file my Electoral Area 'D' Director candidate nomination papers for a re-election bid for a 3rd consecutive term as the Cariboo Regional District's Electoral Area "D" Director

For those seeking re-election or election for the 1st time - best of luck... 

To those who are retiring from local political life - the people of the Cariboo-Chilcotin thank you for your public service, no matter who long you have served and wish you the very best in your future endeavours...

As of this morning, the following individuals have publicly confirmed their intention (either through social or local media) to seek local elected office, as follows:

District of Wells (elect 1 Mayor and 4 Councillors) 

Incumbents - Ed Coleman seeks election for a full 4 year term as the Mayor of Wells, after being elected in a by-election on February 5th, 2022

Unknown - Incumbent Councillors Mandy Kilsby, Shannon McDonnagh, Dorothea Funk and Jennifer Lewis

City of Quesnel (elect 1 Mayor and 6 Councillors): 

Incumbents -- Mayor Bob Simpson (also current Cariboo-Chilcotin Regional Hospital District Board Chair) seeks re-election for 3rd term

Unknown - Incumbent Councillors Ron Paull, Scott Elliott, Laurey-Anne Roodenburg, Tony Goulet, Martin Runge and Mitch Vik

Board of Education (SD28 - Quesnel) (elect 7 School Trustees at large)- unknown at this time

Board of Education (SD27 - Cariboo/Chilcotin) (elect 1 School Trustee per Area with 7 School Trustee Electoral Areas in total) - Zone 5 (WL Rural) Trustee Angie Delainey seeks re-election for 2nd consecutive term.  Re-election plans for School Trustees in Zones 1-4, 6 and 7 are unknown at this time

City of Williams Lake (Elect 1 Mayor and 6 Councillors):

Incumbents - Mayor Walt Cobb to seek re-election for a 3rd consecutive term

Challengers - Micheal Moses, Jazmyn Lyons and Joan Flaspohler are all seeking election for a first term as a Williams Lake City Councillor while Surinderpal Rathor seeks, for the 3rd consecutive time, to become Mayor of Williams Lake 

Unknown - Incumbent Councillors Sheila Boehm, Marnie Brenner, Ivan Bonnell, Scott Nelson, Jason Ryll, Craig Smith

District of 100 Mile House (elect 1 Mayor and 4 Councillors):

Incumbents - Councillor Maureen Pinkney to seek election as Mayor of 100 Mile House 

Unknown - Incumbent Councillors Dave Mingo, Ralph Fossum, Chris Pettman and Incumbent Mayor Mitch Campsall

Cariboo Regional District (elect 1 Director per Electoral Area with 12 Electoral Areas in total):

Incumbents -- Area A: Director Mary Sjostrom seeks re-election for 2nd term; Area D: Director Steve Forseth seeks re-election for 3rd term; Area E: Director Angie Delainey seeks re-election for 2nd term; Area F: Director Maureen LeBourdais seeks re-election for 2nd term

Unknown -- Directors' for Areas B,C,G,H,I,J,K,L (Barb Bachmeier, John Massier, Al Richmond, Margo Wagner, Jim Glassford, Gerald Kirby, Chad Mernett and Willow Macdonald)

~SF

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