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Wednesday, September 1, 2010
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Municipal Election 2010
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Twelve vying for five Councillor seats in Leamington
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The Municipal Election is still six weeks away, but already the list of interested candidates for the five Councillor seats has swelled to an even dozen as of Monday, August 30. Three of those candidates are incumbents – Rick Atkin, Hilda McDonald and Herb Enns. The nine new faces to municipal politics include Carol Bell, Rick Cowan, John Crump, Ron Haley, John Jacobs, Keith Klassen, Bruce Peacock, Dan Santos and Larry Verbeke.
Mayor’s race
Marina Liovas was kept busy painting young faces like Nicole Preston pictured here.
Kids Day at Roma Club Guatemala Hope Page 10
Agosta nominated Sportswoman of the Year? Page 11
A Kids Day was held at Leamington Roma Club on Sunday, August 29. This was a day of fun for the whole family with interactive games, huge slides, big bouncers, music, entertainment, dunk tanks, slushies, clowns, prizes and raffles. Tickets for the entire day which included all games and rides and a pasta dinner were $20. The proceeds from this event are going to help in the construction of a new playground at Seacliff Park. (Sun Photos)
Mia McGruff tried her hand at mini golf.
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In the race for the mayor’s seat there is a three-way contest. Current Mayor John Adams and Councillor John Paterson, as well as Ted Wigfield are vying for the municipality’s top position.
Two vie for Deputy-Mayor Incumbent Deputy Mayor Rob Schmidt has competition for his seat as deputy-mayor. Charlie Wright has put his name forward for the second-in-command position. Nomination papers must be filed by Friday, September 10 and nomination papers are available at the clerk’s office. A candidate for municipal office must, upon nomination, be a qualified municipal elector and fulfill all of the following requirements: be a resident of or the owner or tenant of land in the Municipality of Leamington or the spouse of such a person; be a Canadian citizen; be at least eighteen (18) years old; not be legally prohibited from voting; and not be disqualified by any legislation from holding municipal office. A candidate, if nominated, must remain qualified throughout the election and, if elected, throughout the term of office.
Editor’s Note: The Southpoint Sun will be featuring photos and profiles on all candidates after the nomination period has closed on September 10, 2010.