Candidates’ press releases and news about the 2022 municipal election
On November 15 the new Council of Madawaska Valley held its inaugural meeting. Those who tuned in to watch via Zoom were disappointed to receive video only as CAO Suzanne Klatt presided over the swearing in of all members of Council, starting with mayor-elect Mark Willmer and the four Councillors …
Madawaska Valley has circulated the unofficial results of yesterday’s municipal election. Based on those figures, the clear winner for Mayor is Mark Willmer with a healthy lead over Roger Prince. MV Council will include Mary Blank, Shelley Maika, Joseph Olsheski and David Shulist. The new English Catholic School Board Trustee …
BLR Township has posted the Unofficial Results of the Oct.24 municipal election. Next term’s Council will include Valerie Jahn as Mayor, Ward 1 Councillors Kevin Quade and Iris Kauffeldt, and Ward 2 Councillors Sheldon Keller and Wayne Banks. When the Township certifies the results in the next few days, The …
Opinion Editor’s Note: This opinion by BLR resident Michael McCloskey is part of our ongoing investigation into the questionable practices arising from the collaboration of Expertise for Municipalities (E4m Solutions), Wishart Law, and Investigative Solutions Network (ISN). It is a follow-up to our article “BLR Councillor objects to high costs …
Like so many others in the area, I was preparing to complete my ballot for the upcoming municipal election. While the local newspapers provided good information on the profiles and platforms of the Council candidates, I could find little, if any, information on those candidates for the English Separate School …
According to information received by The Current, Councillor Ernie Peplinski while canvassing for re-election has made serious accusations against his Council colleague Carl Bromwich. Peplinski is accusing Bromwich of revealing confidential closed meeting information to The Current, which Peplinski says he will make the subject of a complaint to the …
Action committees have been formed in five area municipalities as a result of townhall meetings staged in the last two weeks by the Affordable Housing Alliance of the Ottawa Valley (AHAOV). The Townhalls concluded this week with meetings in Killaloe, Eganville and Golden Lake. At each of the meetings, municipal …
At Tuesday evening’s Meet & Greet at the Opeongo Seniors Centre in Barry’s Bay, nine councillor candidates were present to meet voters (Joseph Olsheski was absent) and both mayoral candidates were in attendance. Opeongo Seniors President Leah Kinghorn was pleased with the turnout, saying that some residents were so keen …
Editor’s Note: The following open letter to MV residents was submitted to all three Valley newspapers on Oct.3 by MV mayoral candidate Roger Prince. In his covering email, Prince said: “I was motivated to write this Letter to the Editor in response to being questioned at the recent All Candidate’s …
Here is an updated list of the few remaining events where you can meet the candidates before casting your vote in the Oct.24 municipal election.
Valley residents are fortunate to have several more opportunities before election day on October 24th to meet municipal candidates this campaign season. The Current is pleased to provide the following updated list for your convenience:
Madawaska Valley Public Library (MVPL) hosted an All Candidates Meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion Barry’s Bay Branch 406 on Sept.13. Although the event was threatened by a local power outage that ended just 15 minutes before the 7 pm start, the Legion Hall was filled with more than 150 …
Valley voters in this year’s municipal election have multiple opportunities to become fully informed about the candidates who seek office. Both Townhall forums and Candidate Meet & Greet events mean that residents can ask questions and hear what each candidate has to say on the issues that are important to …
A new organization dedicated to creating affordable housing is holding a townhall meeting in Barry’s Bay on September 21 in hopes of inspiring local people, municipal officers, potential investors, local business and other to take action to create housing and to show municipal candidates how they can help. The Affordable …
Klatt,S.,CAO/Clerk (2022,Aug.22). Official list of certified candidates [notice]. Retrieved from https://www.madawaskavalley.ca/
