Lots of elections for local councils

October 14, 2024, 12:32 am

There will be lots of elections in the local area on November 13.

There will be elections for mayor in Moosomin, Esterhazy, Wawota, Whitewood, Broadview, and Grenfell, elections for reeve in the RMs of Moosomin, Walpole, and Willowdale, and multiple council elections.

Mayoral elections

In Moosomin there are three candidates for mayor. Councillor Murray Gray and John Turnbull are both challenging Mayor Larry Tomlinson.

In Esterhazy, Councillor Randy Bot is challenging Mayor Grant Forster.
In Wawota, Shawn Murray is challenging Mayor Kevin Kay.

In Grenfell, Brad Bjorndahl and Mark Steininger are both running for mayor.
In Whitewood, Wayne Shepherd and Chris Ashfield are running for mayor.

In Broadview, Carol Mills is challenging Mayor Colleen Umpherville.

Reeve elections

In the RM of Moosomin, Mark McCorriston has resigned as Division 4 Councillor to challenge Reeve David Moffatt.

In the RM of Walpole, Will Hollingshead is challenging Reeve Blair Wilson.
In the RM of Willowdale there are three candidates for Reeve. Lane Chesney and Elizabeth Domoslai are both challenging Reeve Larry Sippola.

Council elections

There will be elections for council in many communities across the region. In Moosomin there are 11 candidates for six spots on town council. In Esterhazy there are nine candidates for six spots.

Meanwhile, in some communities there were not enough nominations to fill available positions, so calls for further nominations have been issued for councils in Rocanville and Maryfield.

Below are the full results from nomination day:

Towns

Moosomin
Mayor - Larry Tomlinson (i), Murray Gray, John Turnbull
Councillor - 6 to be elected
Greg Nosterud (i)
Steven Gillis
Victor Santos Cardoza
Hugh Auchstaetter
Todd Norgan
Kyla Fingas (i)
Andi Hodgson
Garry Towler (i)
Ed Blondeau
Heather Truman
Devin Nosterud

Broadview
Mayor - Carol Mills, Colleen Umpherville (i)
Councillor - 6 elected by acclamation
Darren Ottenbreit (i)
Jacob Louison (i)
Terri Lynn Bolink
Astrid Eve
Wes Bangsund (i)
Bruce McStay (i)

Esterhazy
Mayor - Randy Bot, Grant Forster (i)
Councillor - 6 to be elected
Bryant Campbell
William Gale
Apooray Joshi
Nichol L. Kripki
Dana Paidel
Alan Petracek
Vernon Petracek (i)
Martin Pfeifer (i)
Maggie Rowland (i)

Fleming
Mayor - Trent Green (i)
Councillors - 4 elected by acclamation
Andrew Stonehouse (i)
Matt Demas (i)
Ryan Hall (i)
Joe Tschetter (i)

Wapella
Mayor - Gale Matheson (i)
Councillors - 6 to be elected
Janice MacPherson (i)
Josh Skiba (i)
Kalan Mercer (i)
Laura Klassen (i)
Jackson Creighton
Colby McPhee
Mark Kessler

Grenfell
Mayor - Brad Bjorndahl, Mark Steininger
Councillors - 6 to be elected
Michael Shilack
R. Dwayne Stone (i)
Wes Overand (i)
Kim Lemieux
Paul Davies
Troy Steininger
Bill Robinson
Dwight Fisher
Leslie McGhie (i)
Dale Hardy

Kipling
Mayor - Patricia Jackson (i)
Councillor - 6 to be elected
Tina Beke
Maria Hill
Devin Draper (i)
Tara Carter
Darren Szakacs
Colby Sproat (i)
James Gallagher (i)

Redvers
Mayor - Brad Bulbuck
Councillors - 4 elected by acclamation, call for further nominations for 2 open positions
Donna Gilbertson (i)
Ken Thomas (i)
Jeremy Kamp
Owen Gavelin (i)

Rocanville
Mayor - Ron Reed
Councillors - 4 elected by acclamation, call for further nominations for 2 open positions
Stan Langley
Kirby Fowler
Larry LeClair
Kelsey Selby

Tantallon
Mayor Bryan Brewer (i)
Councillors - 3 elected by acclamation, call for further nominations for 1 open position
Jen Stracey-Henrion (i)
Tresley Arnason
Kyle Brule

Wawota
Mayor - Kevin Kay (i), Shawn Murray
Councillor - 6 to be elected
Catherine (Kitty) Alexander
Allan Bunz (i)
Joel Carpenter
Marley Drumm
Jordan Ethier (i)
Brandon Harper
Corbin Klein
Dwayne Linder (i)
Nolan Murray
Ken Robertson

Maryfield
Mayor - Scott Eklund (i)
Councillors - 3 elected by acclamation, call for further nominations for 1 open position
David Hill
Valerie Fouillard (i)
Timothy Jantzi

Whitewood
Mayor - Wayne Shepherd, Chris Ashfield
Councillor - 6 to be elected
Shawna Stradeski
Emerson Chug
Cole Jacobs
Danielle Jones
Troy Brule
Jordan Giroux
Becky Jordan

Fairlight
Mayor Barry Metz (i)
Councillor
Stuart Teske
Judy Skiba (i)

RMs

RM of Antler No. 61
Reeve Bernard Bauche (i)
Division 1 - Edmond Aime (i)
Division 3 - Thomas Bastable (i)
Division 5 - Jordan Moore
Division 6 by-election Bryan Gervais

RM of Maryfield No. 91
Reeve Marty Botterill (i)
Division 1 – Chad Lawless (i)
Division 3 – Clint Radke, Tyler Van Eaton (i)
Division 5 - Jody Blyth, Bryce Olson (i)

RM of Walpole No 92
Reeve – William Hollingshead, Blair Wilson (i)
Division 1 - Garth Cuddington (i)
Division 3 - Robert Johnson (i)
Division 5 – Evan Barnard, Brayden Hall

RM of Wawken No 93
Reeve - Darrell Petterson (i)
Division 1 - Hector Lamontagne (i)
Division 3 - Earl Bourhis (i)
Division 5 - Blaine Ehr (i)

RM of Hazelwood No. 94
Reeve James Husband (i)
Division 1 - Clayton MacLennan
Division 3 - Gary Gorzo (i)
Division 5 -Robert Meszaros, Abraham Pretorius

RM of Moosomin No 121
Reeve- David Moffatt (i) Mark McCorriston (Division 4 councillor – has resigned to run for Reeve)
Division 1- Murray Easton, Sean McTavish
Division 3 - Herb Doll (i), Glen Crosson
Division 5 - Dale McAuley (i)
Division 7 – Vern Hamilton (i)

RM of Martin No 122
Reeve – Garry Bonkowski (i)
Division 1 – Ken Smith (i)
Division 3 – Kyran Foy
Division 5 – Ray Donald (i)
Division 6 – Reece Wolf

RM of Rocanville
Reeve - Melissa Ruhland (i)
Division 1 - Conrad Fafard (i)
Division 3 - Joseph Frayn
Division 5 - Andrew Dyck

RM of Silverwood No. 123
Reeve – Bill MacPherson (i)
Division 1 – Marlin Stutt (i)
Division 3 – Mark Cowan (i)
Division 5 – Brooke Mercer (i)

RM of Kingsley No. 124
Reeve – Kevin Zepick (i)
Division 1 – Ward Cross (i)
Division 3 – Dave Lowenberg (i)
Division 5 – Gord White (i)


RM of Spy Hill No. 152
Reeve - Robert Bruce (i)
Division 1 - Elgin Clark (i)
Division 3 - Corinne Delmage (i)
Division 5 - Nick Denbrok (i)

RM of Willowdale No 153
Reeve - Larry Sippola (i), Lane Chesney, Elizabeth Domoslai
Division 1 – Julie Johnson
Division 3 – James Stratton
Division 5 – Darryn Beutler

RM of Elcapo No 154
Reeve - Larry Parrott (i)
Division 1 - David Lockie (i)
Division 3 - Mark Dimler
Division 5 - Jamie Knox (i), Darcy Lowenberg

RM of Fertile Belt No 183
Reeve - Oliver Pask (i)
Division 1 - Neil Bomboir (i)
Division 3 - Terry Struthers
Division 5 - Blake Duchek (i)


School Boards

South East Cornerstone School Board
Subdivision 1 - Devona Putland (i)
Subdivision 2 - Velda Weatherald, Jim Vermeersch (i)
Subdivision 3 - Jim Henderson (i)
Subdivision 4 - Tami Scott (i)
Subdivision 5 - Audrey Trombley (i), Cheryl Lake
Subdivision 6 - Michelle DeBruyne (i)
City of Estervan - Kevin Keating (i), Craig McDonald
City of Weyburn - Megan Schick, Norma Hewitt-Lendrum (i)

Prairie Valley School Board
Subdivision 1 - Lisa Grudnizki
Subdivision 2 - Morgan Darbellay, Charla Sebastian
Subdivision 3 - Marlene Blatter (i), Karla Esplin, Gwen Paul
Subdivision 4 - Linden Hall, Meghan Laverdiere, Natasha Morrow, Jay Wirth
Subdivision 5 - Jennifer Kraushaar, Jana Wolfe (i)
Subdivision 6 - Terry Berglund (i)
Subdivision 7 - Janet Kotylak (i)
Subdivision 8 - Andrew Boschman, Crystal Schouten, Audra Hill, Burce Evans
Subdivision 9 - Kimberly Kiel (i), Melanie Martin
Subdivision 10 - Rachel Sangwais (i)

Good Spirit School Board
Subdivision 1 - Jaime Johnson (i)
Subdivision 2 - Chris Balyski (i)
Subdivision 3 - Shannon Leson (i)
Subdivision 4 - Nicole Pohl (i)
Subdivision 5 - Kelly Palmer
Subdivision 6 - Victoria Duff, Kendra Stav
Subdivision 7 - Leah Maier, Jamie Smart-Sondergaard
Subdivision 8 - Jay-Cee Brass
Yorkton-at-Large (three members) - Jan Morrison (i), Steven Variyan (i), Cara Makort