West Shore of Vancouver Island – municipal & school district election campaign coverage
by West Shore Voice News | Editor: Mary P Brooke
Link to Elections BC
Nominations: full list here
- Municipal Election Watch features as published in Print/PDF weekly issues of West Shore Voice News (pre-nomination period): May 4 | May 11 | May 18 | May 25 | June 1 | June 8 | June 15 | June 22 | June 29 | July 6 | July 13 | July 20 | July 27 | August 3 | August 10 | August 17 | August 24 | August 31
- Other weekly updates (as they happen): July 30 |
- Weekly news updates (nominations period Sept 4 to 14): Sept 4
- Weekly news updates (Official Campaign Period – Sept 22 to Oct 20): Sept 14 | Sept 21 | Sept 28 | Oct 5 (Thanksgiving Weekend issue) | Oct 12 | Oct 19
- Election Results: online here on October 20 | print-PDF analysis edition Oct 26, 2018
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS in the WEST SHORE (west side of Vancouver Island, within the Greater Victoria area, British Columbia) [nominations open Sept 4 to 14, 2018]
Nominations have closed: full list here
- City of Langford [Mayor & 6 councillors] – Running for Mayor: Robert Fraser, Stew Young (incumbent). Incumbents running again: Denise Blackwell, Lillian Szpak, Matt Sahlstrom, Lanny Seaton, Roger Wade. New candidates for council: Wendy Hobbs (as well as for school trustee), Rick Johal, Norma Stewart. Not running again: Winnie Sifert. [Langford All Candidates Forum – Tues Oct 9 at Langford Legion, 5:45 to 9 pm ]
- City of Colwood [Mayor & 6 councillors] – Mayoralty candidates: Carol Hamilton (incumbent), Rob Martin (presently a 2-term Colwood councillor). Incumbents running for Council: Gordie Logan, Cynthia Day, Jason Nault. First-time as candidates for Colwood council: Michael Baxter, Dean Jantzen, Doug Kobayashi, Scott McDonald, Eve Millington, Misty Olsen, Stewart Parkinson, and Aaron Weisgerber. Not running again: Lilja Chong, Terry Trace. [ Colwood All Candidates Forum Tuesday Oct 2 at Church of the Advent, 510 Mount View Ave. Doors open 6 pm, meet and greet candidates 6 to 6:30 pm, Forum 6:30 to 8 pm]
- District of Sooke [Mayor & 6 councillors] – Confirmed as running for Mayor: Kevin Pearson [article on Pearson – Sept 10], Mick Rhodes, Maja Tait (incumbent). Running for council: Rick Armour (has been on Council at a previous time), Jeff Bateman, Al Beddows, Doni Eve Herb Haldane (two-terms, served prior to current term), Peter Jonassen, Rick Kasper (incumbent), Ebony Logins (incumbent), Megan McMath, Brenda Parkinson (incumbent), Phillip Rossner, Tony St-Denis, Jeff Stewart. [Meet-and-Greet with candidates for Sooke Council and SD62 (Milne’s Landing Zone). Wed Sept 26, Sooke Community Hall, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Sooke Mayoralty Candidates Forum. Wed. October 3. EMCS, 6218 Sooke Rd, 7 to 9 pm.
- District of Metchosin [Mayor & 4 councillors] – publicly stated as running for Mayor: John Ranns (incumbent). Running for Council: Darren Brown, Brian Domney, Sharie Epp, Norm Hardy, Kyara Kahakauwila (incumbent), Marie-Terese Little, Andy A MacKinnon (incumbent), Jenny Millar. [Metchosin All Candidates Forum Wednesday Sept 26: 6 pm. Max Bell Hall at Pearson College UWC]
- District of Highlands [Mayor & 6 councillors] – Uncontested for Mayor: Ken Williams (incumbent). Running for council (acclaimed – to fill 6 seats): Leslie Anderson, Ann Baird, Gord Baird, Marcie McLean (incumbent), Karel Roessingh (incumbent), and Rose Stanton.
- Town of View Royal [Mayor & 4 councillors] – Uncontested as running for Mayor: David Screech (incumbent). Running for council: Nathan K Daisley, Adam Flint, Damian Kowalewich (I), Gery Lemon, Ron Mattson (incumbent), John Rogers (incumbent). [View Royal All Candidates Forum: Thursday Sept 27 at 6 pm at Elements Casino, Island Highway]
- Juan de Fuca Electoral Area [1 director]: Mike Hicks (incumbent), Daniel Yates. [All Candidates Meeting: Sunday Sept 30 at the JdF Services Building, 3-7450 Butler Road, Otter Point. 2 to 4 pm.]
SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTION [Sooke School District 62 – SD62]
- Milne’s Landing Zone – [3 trustees] Sooke area. Confirmed candidates: Bob Phillips (incumbent), Neil Poirier (incumbent), Britt Santowski, Margot Swinburnson (incumbent), Allison Watson. [Note: Marian Cvitkovic has withdrawn her nomination]
- Belmont Zone – [4 trustees] Langford/Colwood area and parts of View Royal. Confirmed candidates: Cendra Beaton, Bob Beckett, Russ Chipps, Wendy Hobbs (incumbent), Ravi Parmar (incumbent), Dianna Seaton (incumbent), Blair Sloane, Trudy Spiller.
SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE ELECTION [Victoria School District 61 – SD61]
- Applicable for voters in some parts of View Royal – [9 trustees] based on which part of View Royal they reside in (others are eligible to vote in SD62 for 4 Belmont Zone trustees – see above).
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