The younger faces are Sheldon Brannen and Bruce Inglis. In addition, some of the other candidates are also well known for easily voicing both their concerns and praise in public.
About 46 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots. The results, at deadline, were still deemed unofficial.
The leadership currently remains the same. Mayor John Leefe was unopposed while current Deputy Mayor Douglas Adam was also acclaimed as District 8’s councillor.
Counc. Darlene Norman was also acclaimed in District 1.
In District 2, Financial Consultant Sheldon Brannen defeated Charles (Bucky) Norman, Laurie Lethbridge and former Town of Liverpool Mayor Ron Lane. The respective vote tally was 224, 158, 29, and 15.
Retired teacher and well-known community volunteer, Owen Hamlin narrowly defeated incumbent Brian MacDougall and Mark Whynot in District 3. Hamlin received 194 votes while MacDougall received 140 and Whynot 161.
Another incumbent, Counc. Susan MacLeod as well as Cameron Crowell lost in District 4 to businessman Bruce Inglis. About 56 per cent of eligible voters cast their ballots, a high in Queens Co. for what was considered the most exciting race of the election.
Inglis received 256 votes while MacLeod and Crowell tallied 167 and 163 votes respectively.
Incumbent Counc. Mervin Hartlin has been re-elected in District 5. He has already served 16 years as a councillor for the Region. In a landslide victory, he received 287 votes compared to 60 for Eleanor Reid and 53 for Joanne Acocella.
In District 6, Randi Dickie, recently retired Queens Manor nursing director, defeated Gary Levy, Stephanie Rhodenizer Francis and Jack Thistle. The respective vote tally is 141, 134, 105, and 112.
In District 7, well-known former municipal employee, John Frank Croft defeated Dwight Crouse and Rhonda S. Perry. The respective ballot numbers are 233, 160 and 29.
Incumbent Counc. Peter Waterman defeated well-known community volunteer Suzanne Frail in District 9 by 227 to 158.
This represents his third term in office.
Mayor Leefe said he wants to thank the two councillors who were not re-elected and the three who didn’t re-offer. “The public offers them a great debt of gratitude on behalf of the Region.”
He added, “I’m looking forward to meeting the new councillors and building the Region of Queens for the future.”
New faces on Region of Queens council
New faces on Region of Queens council
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October 18, 2008
- Published on January 31, 2010
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Mark Roberts/The
Two Region of Queens Municipal Council incumbents lost their seats Oct. 18 to an election that brought many new and, in two cases, younger faces to the chamber table.
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