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MAYORAL RACE IN HHS Councillor throwing hat in ring for mayor
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More than 600 people participated in the first Muck MS event in Chilliwack on Saturday, including Agassiz’s Alisha Wiehler and Marlo Webber (in pink). The event was a 5K race complete with muddy obstacles on a farm in Greendale. It benefitted the MS Society.
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Deadline for school trustee nomination papers is Friday
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Five local candidates for the upcoming school board election have been listed on Civic Info B.C.'s website. School District 78, Fraser Cascade, uses a ward system to ensure geographic coverage of the entire student population. Three candidates are listed for the Agassiz Harrison electoral area. They are Fiona Delcourt, Cindy Ferguson and Rose Tustian (incumbent).
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Trustee Ron Johnstone confirmed with the Observer this week that he will also be running for re-election. Incumbent trustee for the Canyon electoral area, Tom Hendrickson, is listed as running for re-election. And in Hope, Robert Genaille has thrown his hat into the ring. The list is not complete, as the deadline for nominations is not until Friday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. Voters will elect school trustees at the same time as the municipal election, on Nov. 15.
No changes
At Tuesday's school board meeting, held at Agassiz elementary secondary school, Tustian brought forward a discussion regarding reducing the number of trustees in Fraser Cascade in the future from seven to five, and changing from the current ward system (where each trustee has a specific geographic area to represent) to an at-large system. The idea didn't sit well with the rest of the board. "We are not overpaid," said Trustee Al Fraser. "If it Continued on 3
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