Monday, August 15, 2022

60 Days to 2022 Cariboo-Chilcotin Local Elections'

In 60 days  -- the electors (voters') in the Districts of Wells/100 Mile House, Cities of Quesnel/Williams Lake and the Cariboo Regional District (Rural Areas) on Saturday, October 15th from 8am - 8pm will proceed to elect new Councillors, Mayors, Electoral Area Directors' and School Trustees for the 2022-2026 local government term commencing in November 2022 

With the formal 10 day nomination period fast approaching (Tuesday, August 30th to Friday, September 9th, 2022) -- people who may be considering a entry into local government or boards of education in the Cariboo-Chilcotin for the forthcoming 2022-2026 term have limited time remaining to make up their minds with NO nominations being accepted after 4pm sharp! on Friday, September 9th, 2022

The currently known list as to who is running for each local government or Boards of Education in the Oct 15th, 2022 Cariboo-Chilcotin local elections is listed below for your information:

As of this writing -- incumbent Cariboo Regional District Areas "A", "D" and "E" Directors Mary Sjostrom, Steve Forseth and Angie Delainey (via social media - click here); Wells Mayor Ed Coleman, Quesnel Mayor Bob Simpson and Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb have all announced bids for re-election.  

Meanwhile -- Michael Moses has announced a bid for a Williams Lake City Councillor seat earlier this year; Williams Lake business owner and former Chair of the Williams Lake BIA, Jazmyn Lyons, has announced a bid for Williams Lake City Council on social media (click here); former Williams Lake City Councillor Surinderpal Rathor announced a 3rd bid earlier this year to become the next Mayor of Williams Lake and District of 100 Mile House Councillor Maureen Pinkney announced a bid earlier this year to become the next Mayor of 100 Mile House 

SD27 Zone 5 (WL Rural) School Trustee Angie Delainey will seek another term on the Board of Education of School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin).  If re-elected in October, this will be her 2nd full term on the SD27 School Board... 

All other incumbents of Wells, Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House Municipal Councils', Cariboo Regional District Area Directors' as well as School District #27/#28 Trustees have not publicly revealed their re-election plans nor have any other individuals come forward to seek a position as Mayor, Councillor, Area Director or School Trustee this October... 

If you had any questions about the local election process, you can reach out to the following websites for further details... 

1) District of Wells - website here 

2) City of Quesnel - website here

3) City of Williams Lake - website here

4) District of 100 Mile House - website here

5) Cariboo Regional District - website here

6) School District #28 (Quesnel) - website here

7) School District #27 (Cariboo-Chilcotin) - website here

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