Questions on the ballot Speaker Editor – Gordon BrockReferendums and/or plebiscites are a unique form of democracy in our part of the world.Over the years some political parties in Canada (Reform
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Gordon Brock Speaker Editor BRETHOUR – While Reeve Arla West is acclaimed, Brethour Township voters will be contemplating a ballot that sees
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter TEMAGAMI – Two candidates are vying for voters’ support in the race to become Temagami’s
NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is another in our series.Diane Johnston Speaker Reporter ELK LAKE – There’s no change at the head of James Township council with the
What do we need to know about the candidates?Some municipalities have the usual acclamations and some municipalities have a larger-than-usual amount of candidates running for office.The Temiskaming Speaker will soon be running profiles on each of the various municipal and school board contests.
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NOTE: Throughout the October 27 municipal election campaign The Speaker will be profiling the various municipal races throughout our district. This is the first in our series.ENGLEHART (Staff) — There is a race for the position of mayor in Englehart.Incumbent Mayor Nina Wallace is being challenged by
Most of Temiskaming going to pollsGordon Brock Speaker Editor DISTRICT – The October 27 municipal election campaign is officially underway this week with the usual hodgepodge of acclamations in some municipalities, full races in others, and a surprisingly high number of municipalities where there wasn’t enough interest
The campaign beginsThe October 27 municipal election campaign officially begins this week and while three of our municipalities have acclamations, as do three of our school boards, and four of our municipalities, plus one trustee position on a school board, has to have nominations reopen, there are
Five for four in ArmstrongEARLTON (Staff) – While the mayor’s position is acclaimed, there will be five candidates vying for four positions in Armstrong Township.Seeking re-election are incumbents Jean Marc Boileau, Dominque Nackers, Georges Daviau and Jeanne LorangerThey are being challenged by newcomer Kevin Léveillé.
Do campaigns matter?This Friday, September 12, is the deadline for candidates to declare their intentions for the October 27 municipal elections. Then the election campaigns officially get underway.In this space we ask and debate the question, “Do election campaigns actually matter?”AGAINST• Campaigns don’t matter as
