There is officially one week left to put your name in for the upcoming municipal election.
If you have been thinking about running for Norfolk County council now is the time to get your nomination paperwork in order.
If you aren’t looking into running for council, now would also be a great time to make sure you’re registered to vote.
Visit VoterLookUp.ca to make sure you’re able to vote in October.
We have been speaking with each candidate as they file their paperwork with the county.
As of the morning of August 12, the following are candidates in the upcoming election. The highlighted names indicate those we have spoken to so far. You can click each name to read the story with that individual.
Mayor (One seat)
Amy Martin
Ian Rabbitts
David Bate
Kristal Chopp (Incumbent)
Ward 1 (One seat)
Tom Masschaele (Incumbent)
Randy Mawhiney
Ward 2 (One seat)
Linda Vandendriessche (Incumbent)
Ward 3 (One seat)
Michael Columbus (Incumbent)
Ward 4 (One seat)
Chris Van Paassen (Incumbent)
William Murray
Tony Lasanowski
Ward 5 (Two seats)
Peter Black
Kristine Mitchell
Alan Duthie
Doug Brunton
Brian Jones
Ryan Taylor (Incumbent)
Ward 6 (One seat)
Peter Butler
Adam Veri
Holly Ann Smith
Ward 7 (One seat)
Lorraine Skarratt
Grant MacDonald
Kim Huffman (Incumbent)
Lana Plank
Written by Ashley Taylor
