Rainy River District municipal elections, 2010

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Rainy River District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Alberton

Alberton was one of three municipalities in the region which held no council elections as the entire incumbent council was acclaimed back into office.[1] The council will consist of reeve Michael Hammond and councillors Barb Cournoyer, Doug Mitchell, Peter Spuzak and Mike Ford.[2]

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Michael Hammond (X) Acclaimed

Atikokan

Incumbent mayor Dennis Brown was re-elected in Atikokan.[3] Jerry Duhamel, Bud Dickson, Bob Gosselin, Mary Makarenko, Marjorie Lambkin and Marlene Davidson were elected to council.[3]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Dennis Brown (X) 867 80.13
Robert Davidson 215 19.87

Chapple

Incumbent reeve Peter Van Heyst was acclaimed back into office in Chapple.[4] Councillors Ken Wilson, Rilla Race and James Gibson were also acclaimed; the township's only contested council seat was in Ward 4, where Rick Neilson defeated Murray Gerula.[4]

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Peter Van Heyst (X) Acclaimed

Dawson

Eltjo Wiersema was acclaimed as reeve of Dawson.[4] Brenda Jodoin, Aime Desaulniers, Bennett Drennan and Archie Wiersema were elected to council.[4]

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Eltjo Wiersema Acclaimed

Emo

Vincent Sheppard defeated incumbent mayor Ed Carlson in Emo.[1] Robert Simmons, Vernon Thompson, Anthony Leek and Gary Judson were elected to council.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Vincent Sheppard 309 58.19
Ed Carlson (X) 222 41.81

Fort Frances

Fort Frances was one of three municipalities in the region which held no council elections as the entire incumbent council was acclaimed back into office.[1] The council will consist of mayor Roy Avis and councillors John Albanese, Andrew Hallikas, Ken Perry, Paul Ryan, Sharon Tibbs and Rick Wiedenhoeft.[2]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Roy Avis (X) Acclaimed

La Vallee

Ross Donaldson was elected reeve in La Vallee.[1] Dennis Allen, Jim Belluz, Freeda Carmody and Darcy Robson were elected to council.[1]

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Ross Donaldson 177 58.22
Kenneth McKinnon 127 41.78

Lake of the Woods

Incumbent reeve Valerie Pizey was re-elected in Lake of the Woods.[4] Colleen Fadden, Glenn Anderson and Bill Lundgren were declared elected to council on election night, while candidates Nancy Gate and JoAnn Moen tied for the remaining seat.[4] A recount confirmed the tie, so the candidates' names were placed in a hat; Moen won the draw.[5]

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Valerie Pizey (X) 254 69.59
Gerald Fisk 111 30.41

Morley

Morley was one of three municipalities in the region which held no council elections as the incumbent council was acclaimed back into office.[1] Moe Henry, George Heyens, Maury Nielson and Bill Romyn will serve on council.[6] There were no nominations submitted for the position of reeve; the new council will have to decide whether to appoint one or to schedule a by-election.[6]

Rainy River

Incumbent mayor Deborah Ewald was acclaimed back into office in Rainy River.[4] Larry Armstrong, Ashley Stamler, Brent Anderson and Gord Armstrong were elected to council.[4]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Deborah Ewald (X) Acclaimed

References

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