Below are the names of those who have submitted nomination papers, as well as the office they are running for. This is an unofficial list, with the official list to be released by 4pm on Monday August 23 2026.
Candidates for Mayor (one to be elected)
Name Date Filed BLANK, Mary May 1 2026 PRINCE, Roger August 21 2026
Candidates for Councillor (four to be elected)
Name Date Filed SHULIST, David May 1 2026 BINT ABDUL-MUQIT, Fatimah May 26 2026 BENN, Helen August 14 2026 MEADOWS, Leigh Danielle August 18 2026 MAIKA, Shelley August 19 2026 ZELNEY, Patrick August 20 2026 HILDEBRANDT, Lisa August 20 2026 BAYAT, Alia August 21 2026 FAULKNER, Robert David August 21 2026 FENECH, Emanuel (Noel) August 21, 2026
Candidates for School Boards
Name Office Date Filed AGNEW, Jackie Public School Board – English June 30 2026 ROBERT, Patrick Public School Board – French August 19 2026 GIROUX, David Catholic School Board – English August 4 2026 LEVASSEUR, Daniel Catholic School Board – French June 15 2026 MOHAMED, Anab Yussuf Public School Board – French August 20 2026
Last updated 3:30pm on August 21 2026
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Plenty of new names and younger names and very few old names! Hopefully we will see a little more interest in economic progress and resiliency with the new Council. The young folks need new economic opportunities and MVT needs to find better ways to make a living than endlessly subdividing lakefront-lots which is actually not a sustainable economic activity and ditto for selling old cabooses. Tourism and cottaging is also a dead-end with a very short summer-season and with cool rainy weather often putting a damper on tourism. We need to rejuvenate forestry and revive farming and perhaps get some more light industry into the Township. Looking forward to all the all-candidates meetings and newspaper coverage so we can learn what each candidate proposes to do better!