A number of politicians in the area are being acclaimed to their positions since no one will be challenging them in the October elections. Those include 3 reeves and 2 mayors.
They are: in Neebing Ziggy Polkowski, Kevin Holland in Conmee, Lucy Kloosterhuis in Oliver-Paipoonge, Rick Kieri in Gillies and Ron Nelson returns for another 4 years in O’Conner. Maria Harding will have to defend the reeves chair in Shuniah township…her opponent is Wendy Landry.
Here is the list of rural election candidates:
Shuniah
Reeve: Maria Harding, Wendy Landry
Councillor: MacGregor Ward Three (3) to be elected: Don Smith, Donna Blunt, Ron Giardetti, Grey Hay, Marcel Tardif
Councillor: McTavish Ward- One (1) to be elected: Jo-Anne Hamelin, Bob Zale, Duff Stewart
Oliver Paipoonge
Mayor: Lucy Kloosterhuis (acclaimed)
Councillors: Four to be elected: Alana Bishop, Jim Byers, Dan Calvert, Eric Collingwood, John Lower, Bernie Kamphof, Allan Vis
O’Connor
Mayor: Ron Nelson (acclaimed)
Councillors: Four to be elected Kevin Foekens,Gwen Garbutt, Jerry Loan, Bishop Racicot, Jim Vezina
Conmee
Mayor: Kevin Holland (acclaimed)
Councillors: Four to be elected: Bob MacMaster, Cathy Woodbeck, L.O. Pajamaki, Grant Arnold, Sheila Maxwell
Gillies
Reeve: Rick Kieri (acclaimed)
Councillors: Four to be elected: William Groenheide, Henry Jantunen, Karen O’Gorman, Wendy Wright, Rudy Buitenhuis
Neebing
Mayor: Ziggy Polkowski (acclaimed)
Councillors: At Large: Erwin Butikofer (acclaimed)
5 wards: Bill Landkinen (acclaimed), Mike McCooeye (acclaimed), Curtis Coulson (acclaimed), Brian Wright (acclaimed) Roger Shott, Jim Aitken
