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Plenty Of Acclamation Ahead Of October’s Municipal Election

Candidate lists have been formed for next month’s municipal and school board elections.

These are the candidates that have announced their intention to run on October 15.

Chester

DISTRICT #1
Andre Veinotte – Acclaimed

DISTRICT #2
Floyd P. Shatford – Acclaimed

DISTRICT #3 Danielle Barkhouse Brenda Mulrooney

DISTRICT #4
Paul Burnell
Allen Webber (Incumbent)

DISTRICT #5
Abdella Assaff
Heather Campbell Brooker
Rhonda Myra Zwicker

DISTRICT #6
Tina Connors – Acclaimed

DISTRICT #7
Sharon Church (Incumbent)
Doug Sharpham

Member of South Shore Regional School Board:
Theresa Griffin (Incumbent)
Jan Jollymore
Maxwell C. Rafuse

Mahone Bay

Mayoral Candidates
David Devenne
Kelly Wilson

Council
John Bain (Incumbent)
Penny Carver (Incumbent)
Simone Chia-Kangata
Joseph Maxwell Feeney
Karl Nauss (Incumbent)
Richard Nowe

School Board:
Christian Maguire – District 5

Lunenburg

Mayoral Candidates
Rachel Bailey (Incumbent)
David Penney

Councillors
Ronnie Bachman
Linda Blumenthal
Joseph Carnevale
Danny Trueman Croft (Incumbent)
Brian Davis
John McGee (Incumbent)
Peter Mosher (incumbent)

Bridgewater

Candidates for Mayor:
David Mitchell
Greg Ritcey
David Walker

Candidates for Councillor:
Cheryl Fougere
Michael Graves (Incumbent)
Christopher Meister
Jennifer McDonald (Incumbent)
Bill McInnis (Incumbent)
Andrew Tanner (Incumbent)
Wayne Thorburne (Incumbent)

Candidates for SSRSB District #3 member:
Iris Charlton
Michael Stewart

South Shore Regional School Board ANS Member Acclaimed – Vernon Simms

Conseil scolaire acadian provincial (CSAP) Region Board Member Acclaimed – Hank Middleton

Municipality of Lunenburg

Mayoral Candidates
Carolyn Bolivar-Getson
Tom Lockwood

Municipal Councillor District 1
Eric Hustvedt
Dean Karkling

Municipal Councillor District 2
Martin E. Bell
Derek Purcell

Municipal Councillor District 3
Pamela Hubley
Lee E. Nauss

Municipal Councillor District 4
Andrew Feener
John Veinot

Municipal Councillor District 5
Cathy Moore (Acclaimed)

Municipal Councillor District 6
Claudette E. Garland
Larry Power

Municipal Councillor District 7
Wade Carver
Terry Dorey

Municipal Councillor District 8
Milton Countway
Michael S. Ernst

Municipal Councillor District 9
Frank Fawson
Reid Arthur Whynot

Municipal Councillor District 10
Jerry Jardine
Errol Knickle

School Board District 2
Elizabeth Crossland
Jennifer Hayward

School Board District 4
Jennifer Naugler (Acclaimed)

School Board District 5
Christian Maguire (Acclaimed)

Reqion of Queens

Mayoral Candidates
Christopher Clarke (Incumbent)
Scott Costen
David Dagley

Councillor, District 1
Bill Allan
Mary Dahr
Kevin Muise
Darlene Norman (Incumbent)

Councillor, District 2
Chris Ball
Heather Kelly

Councillor, District 3
Brian G. Fralic (Acclaimed)

Councillor, District 4
Susan MacLeod
John Townsend

Councillor, District 5
Jack Fancy (Incumbent)
Ralph Gidney
Mervin Hartlen

Councillor, District 6
Raymond Fiske (Acclaimed)

Councillor, District 7
Gil Johnson (Acclaimed)

Member, District 1, South Shore Regional School Board

Elliott Payzant (Acclaimed)

African Nova Scotian Member, South Shore Regional School Board

Vernon Simms (Acclaimed)

Member of Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP)

Hank Middleton (Acclaimed)

Town of Lockeport

Mayor Candidates:

George Ross Harding

Howard Roszel

Councillor Candidates:

Errol Leigh Williams

Dawn DeMings-Taylor

Joann Swimm

Alonzo Townsend

Dayle Eshelby

Municipality of Shelburne

Councillor, District 1 Doris Townsend (Acclaimed)

Councillor, District 2 Penny Smith (Acclaimed)

Councillor, District 3 Norman Wallet (Acclaimed)

Councillor, District 4 Terry McIntyre (Acclaimed)

Councillor, District 5 John Roscoe (Acclaimed)

Councillor, District 6 David Levy (Acclaimed)

Councillor, District 7 Roger Taylor (Acclaimed)

Tri-County Regional School Board Member: Patricia Nickerson (Acclaimed)

African Nova Scotian Member, Michael Fells (Acclaimed)

Member of Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) Jeanelle d’Entremont, Clyde deViller and Donald Jacquard

Town of Shelburne

Mayoral Candidates
P.G. Comeau
Karen Mattatall
Roy O’Donnell

Councillors: (4 to be elected)
Raymond Davis
Rick Davis
Harold Locke
Lauren Race
Michael Race
Sheldon Ringer
Washington Ruiz
Robert Sinden
Nolan Young

District 9 (Town of Lockeport/Town of Shelburne/Municipality of the District of Shelburne) Tri-County Regional School Board:
Patricia Nickerson (Acclaimed)

African Nova Scotian Member of the Tri-County Regional School Board:
Reverend Michael (Alden) Fells (Acclaimed)

Members, conseil scolaire acadien provincial CSAP:
Jeanelle d’Entremont (Acclaimed)
Clyde deViller (Acclaimed)
Donald W. Jacquard (Acclaimed)

Municipality of Barrington

District # 1

George El-Jakl (Acclaimed)

District # 2

Murray Atkinson

Cecil Swimm

District #3

Joel Goreham

Shaun Hatfield

District #4

Eddie Nickerson

Cecil O’Connell

District #5

Jody Crook

Tricia Newell

Member Tri-County Regional School Board – Andrea Huskilson-Townsend (Acclaimed)

Town of Clark’s Harbour

Candidates:

Russell Atkinson
Sherry Atkinson
Irene Baker
Bridget Brannen
Cecil Brannen
Louanne Link
Trudy Perry Quinlan
Cara Denise Ross
Rex Stoddard
Parnel Rose Walker

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