MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS

Results are based on the supplied vote totals and should be considered unofficial until formally declared. Candidates with the highest votes are identified as elected according to the number of available positions.

NELSON

Mayor — 1 to be elected

• Steven Bergevin — 112 votes (3 per cent)

• Ramona Faust — 1,615 votes (43.4 per cent)

• Janice Morrison (incumbent) — 1,918 votes (51.6 per cent) — Elected

Elected mayor: Janice Morrison

Council — 6 to be elected

• Devon Caron — 1,515 votes

• Dario Cimolai — 617 votes

• Ainsleah Hastings — 1,734 votes — Elected

• David Johnston — 602 votes

• Aviva Keely — 818 votes

• Keith Page (incumbent) — 1,890 votes — Elected

• Ian Parfitt — 816 votes

• Leslie Payne (incumbent) — 1,655 votes — Elected

• Jess Phillips — 760 votes

• Jesse Pineiro (incumbent) — 1,563 votes — Elected

• Martin Stegman — 1,593 votes

• Kate Tait (incumbent) — 2,097 votes — Elected

• Corey Viala — 1,336 votes

• Jesse Woodward (incumbent) — 1,402 votes

Elected councillors: Kate Tait, Keith Page, Ainsleah Hastings, Leslie Payne, Martin Stegman and Jesse Pineiro.

Correction: Martin Stegman received more votes than Jesse Pineiro and takes the fifth council seat. The six elected councillors are Tait, Page, Hastings, Payne, Stegman and Pineiro.

KASLO

Mayor — 1 to be elected

• Erika Bird — 467 votes (77.6 per cent) — Elected

• Suzan Hewat (incumbent mayor) — 128 votes (21.3 per cent)

Elected mayor: Erika Bird

Council — 4 to be elected

• Matthew Brown (incumbent) — 441 votes — Elected

• Donna Cormie — 94 votes

• Linden Gibbons — 312 votes — Elected

• Jim Holland — 219 votes

• Molly Leathwood (incumbent) — 249 votes — Elected

• Merryjill Milne — 209 votes

• Rick Nay — 166 votes

• John Rasmussen — 92 votes

• Sarah Sinclair — 423 votes — Elected

Elected councillors: Matthew Brown, Sarah Sinclair, Linden Gibbons and Molly Leathwood.

NAKUSP

Mayor — elected by acclamation: Tom Zeleznik (incumbent)

Council — 4 to be elected

• David Dudar — 176 votes

• Dolly Edwards (incumbent) — 255 votes

• Joseph Hughes — 352 votes — Elected

• Tina Knooihuizen — 144 votes

• Cameron Leitch — 422 votes — Elected

• Aidan McLaren-Caux (incumbent) — 262 votes — Elected

• Ken Miller — 384 votes — Elected

• Tania Quigley — 170 votes

Elected councillors: Cameron Leitch, Ken Miller, Joseph Hughes and Aidan McLaren-Caux.

Note: Michele Williams was included in the original template but does not appear in the supplied results.

NEW DENVER

Mayor — elected by acclamation: Leonard Casley (incumbent)

Council — 4 to be elected

• Daphne Budding — 154 votes — Elected

• Melvie Buenacosa — 128 votes

• Steve Deakoff — 133 votes

• Vern Gustafson — 153 votes — Elected

• Kathy Hartman — 181 votes — Elected

• Jude Louwerse — 95 votes

• Colin Moss (incumbent) — 193 votes — Elected

Elected councillors: Colin Moss, Kathy Hartman, Daphne Budding and Vern Gustafson.

SALMO

Mayor — elected by acclamation: Payton McKellar

Council — elected by acclamation:

• Suzy Gallie

• Kyle Gouin

• Colin Hango

• Jennifer Lins

SILVERTON

Mayor — elected by acclamation: Tanya Gordon (incumbent)

Council — elected by acclamation:

• Troy Bennett-McCrea

• Don Broughton (incumbent)

• Arlen Duquette

• Dustin Hill

SLOCAN

Mayor — 1 to be elected

• Jamie Ingram — 106 votes (53 per cent) — Elected

• Eunice Ludlow — 16 votes (8 per cent)

• Joel Pelletier — 75 votes (37.5 per cent)

Elected mayor: Jamie Ingram

Council — 4 to be elected

• Beth Campbell — 59 votes

• Alex Cendese — 72 votes

• Dave Fredrickson — 137 votes — Elected

• Delaine Hird — 126 votes — Elected

• Darcy Lindsay — 17 votes

• Brendan Murray-Nellis — 108 votes — Elected

• Therin Rhaintre — 96 votes

• Katie Strong — 117 votes — Elected

Elected councillors: Dave Fredrickson, Delaine Hird, Katie Strong and Brendan Murray-Nellis.

REGIONAL DISTRICT ELECTION RESULTS

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF CENTRAL KOOTENAY (RDCK)

Area A — East Shore

• Forrest Demman — 270 votes (50.1 per cent) — Elected

• Garry Jackman (incumbent) — 265 votes (49.2 per cent)

Winner: Forrest Demman

Area B — Rural Creston

• Roger Tierney (incumbent) — 259 votes (34.4 per cent)

• Danny Turner — 488 votes (64.9 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Danny Turner

Area C — Rural Creston

• Mike Martell — 213 votes (62.8 per cent) — Elected

• Kelly Vandenberghe (incumbent) — 125 votes (36.9 per cent)

Winner: Mike Martell

Area D — Rural Kaslo

– Aimee Watson (incumbent) — Elected by acclamation

Area E — Rural Nelson

• Erin Fitchett — 542 votes (49 per cent)

• Landon Veregin — 558 votes (50.4 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Landon Veregin

Lucas Armstrong was listed in the original template but does not appear in the supplied results.

Area F — Rural Nelson

– Tom Newell (incumbent) — Elected by acclamation

Area G — Salmo Valley

• Anna Bundschuh — 282 votes (62.3 per cent) — Elected

• Nathen Rushforth — 116 votes (25.6 per cent)

• Susan Chew — 53 votes (11.7 per cent)

Winner: Anna Bundschuh

Area H — Slocan Valley

• Jae Hamilton — 16 votes (1.4 per cent)

• Kevin Shaw — 302 votes (26.8 per cent)

• Will Parker — 794 votes (70.5 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Will Parker

Area I — Rural Castlegar

– Chris Popoff — Elected by acclamation

Eric Friesen was included in the original template but does not appear in the supplied results. Bart Agate withdrew from the race, according to the original template.

Area J — Lower Arrow-Columbia

• Henny Hanegraaf (incumbent) — 312 votes (47.2 per cent)

• Gordon Zaitsoff — 348 votes (52.6 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Gordon Zaitsoff

Area K — Arrow Lakes

• Tina Knooihuizen — 64 votes (12.7 per cent)

• Teresa Weatherhead (incumbent) — 435 votes (86.1 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Teresa Weatherhead

REGIONAL DISTRICT OF KOOTENAY BOUNDARY (RDKB)

Area A — Beaver Valley

– Ali Grieve (incumbent) — Elected by acclamation

Area B — Genelle-Casino-Paterson

• James McFaddin — 78 votes (34.7 per cent)

• Linda Worley (incumbent) — 147 votes (65.3 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Linda Worley

Area C — Christina Lake

• Rocio Graham — 181 votes (28 per cent)

• Rupert Oldroyd — 465 votes (72 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Rupert Oldroyd

Area D — Rural Grand Forks

– Linda Kay Wiese (incumbent) — Elected by acclamation

Area E — West Boundary

– Sharen Gibbs (incumbent) — Elected by acclamation

COLUMBIA SHUSWAP REGIONAL DISTRICT

Area A — Rural Golden-Columbia

– Karen Cathcart (incumbent) — Elected by acclamation

Area B — Beaton and Trout Lake area

• David Brooks-Hill (incumbent) — 115 votes (53.5 per cent) — Elected

• Emma Sutton — 100 votes (46.5 per cent)

Winner: David Brooks-Hill

Area C — Eagle Bay, White Lake, Tappen and Sunnybrae

– Marty Gibbons (incumbent) — Elected by acclamation

Area D — Falkland, Salmon Valley, Deep Creek and Ranchero

• Jon Kozuska — 255 votes (47 per cent) — Elected

• Dennis Lapierre — 191 votes (35.2 per cent)

• Melanie Beckett — 97 votes (17.9 per cent)

Winner: Jon Kozuska

Area E — Rural Sicamous-Malakwa

• Rhona Martin (incumbent) — 218 votes (50.6 per cent) — Elected

• John Flynn — 177 votes (41.1 per cent)

• Norm Nelson — 36 votes (8.4 per cent)

Winner: Rhona Martin

Area F — North Shuswap-Seymour Arm

• Shawn Smith — 470 votes (49.6 per cent) — Elected

• Mitch Campsall — 384 votes (40.5 per cent)

• John Bolt — 94 votes (9.9 per cent)

Winner: Shawn Smith

Area G — Sorrento, Blind Bay and Notch Hill

– Natalya Melnychuk (incumbent) — Elected by acclamation

SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION RESULTS

KOOTENAY LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Nelson/Bealby Point — elected by acclamation

– Murray Shunter (incumbent)

Julie Bremner was included in the original template but does not appear in the supplied results.

Salmo/Taghum/Blewett — 1 to be elected

• Susan Chew (incumbent) — 317 votes (44 per cent)

• Lynn Hango — 325 votes (45.1 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Lynn Hango

Slocan Valley/Bonnington — elected by acclamation

– Sharon Nazaroff (incumbent)

East Shore/North Shore — elected by acclamation

– Lenora Trenaman (incumbent)

Rural Creston — 2 to be elected

• Cody Beebe — 411 votes (33.9 per cent) — Elected

• Mary Blackmore (incumbent) — 431 votes (35.6 per cent) — Elected

• Allan Gribbin (incumbent) — 363 votes (30 per cent)

Elected trustees: Mary Blackmore and Cody Beebe

Creston — 1 to be elected

• Patton Gatto-Beebe — 451 votes (26 per cent)

• Sarah Madsen — 440 votes (25.4 per cent)

• Clements Verhoeven — 507 votes (29.2 per cent) — Leading

Leading candidate: Clements Verhoeven

The supplied percentages for Creston suggest additional votes or candidates may be missing. The winner should be confirmed against the official trustee results.

Kaslo — 1 to be elected

• Dawn Lang — 233 votes (33.2 per cent)

• Nicole Rhynold — 466 votes (66.5 per cent) — Elected

Winner: Nicole Rhynold