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By Sheila McBrayne The voters of Leamington wanted change, and change is what they got. Leamington Council has a new mayor, new deputy mayor and three of its five councillors are new. John Paterson beat out incumbent Mayor John Adams by more than 1,300 votes in Monday’s Municipal Election. “I’m just escastic; I’m so delighted. I was so nervous. I really had no indication which way it would go,” said Paterson. “I don’t think it was the issues themselves, but how they were handled. If you’re asking for opinions, you can’t ignore them when they don’t come back the way you wanted,” he added. “I think some new blood on council bodes well for our municipality,” he added. Adams has served as Leamington’s mayor for two terms, eight years, and has been in municipal politics for a total of 27 years. “I’ve lost before; it’s not really different, but any time you run for public office and lose, well, it hurts,” admitted Adams. “I have no regrets and I know John (Paterson) will do well... I’ve had to deal with some major issues, but I have no regrets. Any time I voted on an issue I had a clear conscience on it,” said Adams. Charlie Wright garnered 4,659 votes to defeat incumbent Deputy-Mayor Rob Schmidt who earned 3,639 votes. New councillor Larry Verbeke was thrilled with his top three finish for councillor. “I can’t wait to get started,” he said. “There are challenges ahead of us, a lot of little issues that need to be addressed... Hilda will be there. She’ll be our leader as councillors, but we can bring new ideas,” said Verbeke. “It’s quite a responsibility. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do... I wanted to be involved where I can make a difference. I’m so thrilled,” said Chris Chopchik, one of three new councillors elected. “I’m pleasantly surprised for my first time out. I was a little shocked with the results. I have to let it settle in. I’m (Continued on Page 3)
Counc. Hilda MacDonald 5,442 votes
Counc. Rick Atkin 3,415 votes
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John Paterson, left, and John Adams, right, shake hands after the announcement that Patterson will be Leamington’s new mayor. At right is Deputy Mayor-Elect Charlie Wright who beat out incumbent Rob Schmidt. (SUN Photos)
Counc. Larry Verbeke 3,023 votes
Counc. Chris Chopchik 3,014 votes
Counc. John Jacobs 2,861 votes