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Three more people have put their names forward to run for the Oct. 26 municipal and school board election.
Kyle McKay of Concession 5, Kincardine, and Michael Ferrier of Highway 9, Kincardine, have both filed to run for Ward 2 in the Municipality of Kincardine (former Kincardine Township).
They join Amanda Steinhoff-Gray of Tiverton who is running for re-election as councillor for Ward 3 (former Bruce Township), councillor-at-large candidates Mike Hinchberger and Darrel Perry, both of Kincardine, deputy mayor candidate Rory Cavanagh of Kincardine, and the two mayoral candidates, incumbent Kenneth Craig of Kincardine and Ward 2 councillor Bill Stewart of Inverhuron.
Meanwhile, in Huron-Kinloss, incumbent councillor Shari Flett of Lucknow has filed nomination papers, joining incumbent councillors Carl Sloetjes of Lucknow, Scott Gibson of Ripley and Ed McGugan of RR 1, Lucknow. Also on the roster for councillor, are newcomers Kirk Livingston of Lucknow and Tracy Irwin of Ripley. There is a race for mayor between incumbent Don Murray of Lucknow and newcomer Shawn Plante of Point Clark, and incumbent deputy mayor Jim Hanna is running for re-election.
Also filing nominations, are Lori Di Castri, incumbent local trustee with the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board; Jan Johnstone of Kincardine, incumbent Bluewater District School Board trustee for Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss; and Eric Lapointe of Barrie, local French-language public district school board trustee.
In Kincardine, the nine-member council consists of the mayor, deputy mayor, three councillors-at-large, two Ward 1 (Town of Kincardine) councillors, one Ward 2 (Kincardine Township) councillor, and one Ward 3 (Bruce Township) councillor.
In Huron-Kinloss, the seven-member council consists of the mayor, deputy mayor and five councillors.
Nominations opened May 1 and run until Nomination Day, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m.
Election timetable:
Aug. 21 - Nomination day (last day to be nominated), between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Aug. 24 - Certification of nominations by 4 p.m.
Aug. 24 - Official list of candidates posted with any declaration of acclamation after 4 p.m.
Sept. 1 - Preliminary list of electors released to the public
Oct. 19 - Voting period for electors begins at 10 a.m.
Oct. 23 - Third-party registration period closes
Oct. 26 - Final day to vote (ends at 8 p.m.)
Nov. 15, 2026 - council term begins
Nov. 14, 2030 - council term ends
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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