Salmo: Lockwood vs. Heatlie for mayor, 5 for council

Salmo councillor Jonathan Heatlie will challenge incumbent mayor Diana Lockwood for the position when elections are held next month.

There are also five candidates running for the four council positions. They include incumbent Jennifer Lins and Todd Wallace, who served on council in the 1990s.

Another hopeful is Anne Williams, recently retired from serving as Salmo’s village administrator since 2018. The other candidates are Melanie Cox and Kenzie Neil.

Voting day is Oct. 15.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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