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List of municipal election candidates now available

The deadline for nominations for the 2022 municipal elections has now passed.

People interested in seeking a position on local councils, regional district boards and as school trustees had until 4 pm Friday afternoon to file their nomination papers with local returning officers.

General Local Elections in BC are held every four years on the third Saturday in October.

Each local government is responsible for running its own general local election.

Here is the list of nominees:

Courtenay – Mayor

Aaron Dowker

Erik Eriksson

Bob Wells (incumbent)

Courtenay – Councillor

Phil Adams

Steffan Chmuryk

Will Cole-Hamilton

Brennan Day

David Frisch

Michael Gilbert

Doug Hillian

Evan Jolicoeur

Jin Un

Melanie McCollum

Wendy Morin

Lyndsey Northcott

Deana Simkin

Manno Theos

Starr Winchester

Comox Valley Regional District

Director – Electoral Area A

Daniel Arbour

Gordon Kennedy

Tamara Meggitt

Director – Electoral Area B

Arzeena Hamir

Richard Hardy

Keith Stevens

Director – Electoral Area C

Matthew Ellis

Edwin Grieve

Islands Trust – Denman Island

Samuel Borthwick

David Critchley

David Graham

Wesley Ritter

Islands Trust – Hornby Island

Allex Allen

Jeffrey Rabena

Grant Scott

Comox – Mayor

Nicole Minions – to be acclaimed on Oct 15.

Comox – Councillor

Maureen Swift

Jonathan Kerr

Peter Gibson

Don Davis

Ruby Sidhu

Kealy Donaldson

Jenn Meilleur

Chris Haslett

Steve Blacklock

Ken Grant

Mike Patterson
Mike Patterson
Mike is an experience broadcast news journalist with more than four decades of experience. As a reporter he has covered a wide range of stories, from city councils to Royal visits. Mike has also been a news presenter on radio in the Okanagan, Vancouver, and several communities on Vancouver Island. He enjoys skiing at Mt. Washington and Blackcomb, and photography.

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