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Interest high as 10 vie for mayor’s chair
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School board hopefuls add names to ballot
MOST CANDIDATES in 30 years submit their names leading up to Nov. 15 vote. BY TaMaRa CUNNINgHaM THE NEwS BULLETiN
Ten candidates are fighting to win votes in what’s now the biggest battle for mayor in three decades. The nomination period closed Friday, with Nanaimo newcomer Kendal Csak becoming the 10th challenger for mayor. There are 26 people vying for a seat around the council table. While no records are broken for council candidates, this is the largest leadership race the city has seen since 1982, according to the City of Nanaimo. The last time the city saw a political race of this scale was in 2005, when there were eight candidates for mayor and 39 for council. With more candidates, the election is inevitably going to be a little more interesting, according to Alexander Netherton, political studies professor at Vancouver Island University, who believes the mayoralty is up for grabs from strong contenders. He also anticipates a substantial change in council. Incumbent council members have a leg up, but at least three have announced they will not seek a seat, including councillors George Anderson and Diana Johnstone. “Its an open game,” he said. Ten people had thrown their hats into the mayoral race as of last Friday’s nomination deadline.
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Twenty-three candidates will be vying for nine trustee spots on the Nanaimo school district board in the upcoming civic election. Of the current nine trustees, Bill Bard, J a m i e B re n n a n , Nancy Curley, Kim Howland, Dot Neary, Bill Robinson, TerryLynn Saunders and Sharon Welch will be seeking re-election. Trustee Donna Allen will not seek another term, but her husband Nelson Allen, who has previous experience as a trustee, has thrown his hat in the ring. Current school district parent advisory committee president Alana Cameron’s name is on the candidate list. Nanoose band councillor Natasha Bob, who was seeking the NanaimoLadysmith federal NDP nomination, is also seeking to become a trustee in the school district. The Save Cedar Schools Coalition, which has voiced opposition to the school district’s 10-year enhanced facilities plan, has three organizing committee members seeking to join the school board –
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Stephanie Higginson, Steve Rae and Scott Kimler. Jeff Solomon, spokesperson for the Colliery Dam Preservation Society, has his eye on one of the nine positions. Rosmy Jean Louis not only has his name on the school district ballot but is also vying for the Area A directorship for the Regional District of Nanaimo. Mark Robinson, who recently withdrew from the City of Nanaimo mayor’s race, is now running for the school board. Other candidates include Tania Brzovic, Patti Grand, Catherine Morley, Lucy Oxman, Noah Routley and Bill Windley. For more coverage on school district board, Regional District of Nanaimo and the City of Nanaimo elections, go to www.nanaimobulletin.com/municipalelection. Candidate profiles will be posted in the coming weeks. General voting day for Nanaimo’s civic election, and other municipalities across the province, is Nov. 15. reporter@nanaimobulletin.com
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