Municipal Elections: Ron Gervais Acclaimed as Mayor of Pembroke; many races set in Renfrew County

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With nominations closing in Renfrew County on Friday, the field of candidates is set for the October 24 municipal election.

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In the city of Pembroke, incumbent Mayor Mike LeMay has opted not to run for a third consecutive term. Deputy Mayor Ron Gervais announced his interest in running for mayor last spring and, without anyone else coming forward with his name, he has been hailed as mayor for the first time.

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Six council seats are available around the table with four current councilors seeking re-election: Brian Abdallah, Ed Jacyno, Pat Lafreniere and Andrew Plummer. Councilwoman Christine Reavie is not seeking re-election this time. The new names on the ballot are Chela Breckon, Dan Callaghan, Andrew Clark, Ian Kuehl, Jason Laronde, Dorian Pearce, Troy Purcell, Stacy Taylor, Wade Wallace, Karen Walsh and Jane Wood. The deputy mayor is determined by the candidate who obtains the most votes.

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For more than two decades, Bob Sweet has been Petawawa’s mayor, but with Sweet opting not to run for a seventh consecutive term, someone new will be running the chain of office. Submitting their names for mayor are incumbent Deputy Mayor Gary Serviss and Jody Anne McDonald. Council members seeking re-election to one of six council seats are James Carmody, Theresa Sabourin, Matthew McLean and Murray Rutz. The challengers are Simon Brooks, Lisa Coutu, Adam Driscoll, Karen Donovan, Gerald Hoffman, Cyndi Mills and Barry Schimmens.

In the Laurentian Valley, Steve Bennett has been acclaimed as mayor for the third consecutive term. Earlier this year, after 16 years as a city politician, eight as mayor of the Laurentian Valley and three years as Renfrew County manager, Debbie Robinson announced that she would not seek re-election this year and would be walking away from the city. politics. Running to represent the borough as reeve are incumbent councilmembers Chris Pleau and Keith Watt. There are five council seats up for grabs. Seeking re-election are Allan Wren, Jen Gauthier and Brian Hugli. Throwing their hats into the ring are Mike Summers, Danny Janke, Betty King, Stewart Ray, Jason Schulz and Wendy Hewitt.

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Whitewater will have a new mayor after the election and incumbent Mayor Michael Moore will choose to seek a council seat this time. Seeking the mayor’s seat are incumbent Councilmember Neil Nicholson and Donna Burns. Reeve’s position has been changed to deputy mayor this time and with Cathy Regier as the only candidate, she has been hailed. The current council members, who are seeking re-election as aldermen in addition to Moore, are Dave Mackay, Daryl McLaughlin and Chris Olmstead. Other names on the ballot for the council are Mark Bell, Jim Butterworth, Joe Kowalski, Ronald Eldon, Kenneth Laronde, Connie Tabbert and Joseph Trimm.

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All those seeking a seat at the council table of the Town of Laurentian Hills have been acclaimed. Incumbent Mayor John Reinwald did not seek re-election. Deputy Mayor and Ward Two Representative Anne Giardini introduced her name for Mayor and was cheered on. Joining Giardini around the table will be Bruce Boucher (Room One), Gary McAnulty (Room Two), Brenda Blimkie (Room Three), and John Hoyle (Room Four). Boucher, Blimkie and Hoyle are all current council members in the township.

In the city of Deep River, Suzanne D’Eon has been hailed as mayor. Competing for Reeve are current Reeves Glenn Doncaster and Catherine Ryan. Will Fitton, Christina Louise Giardini, Kathy Hughes and Terry Myers are seeking re-election to one of the council’s five seats. The new names on the council ballot are Tom Vaughan and Larry Dumoulin.

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In the United Townships of Head Clara Maria, Debbi Grills and Robert Reid are running for mayor, while Ernet Villeneuve, Chris Dowser, Rachel Richer, Fran Kelly-Chamberlain, Jim Gibson and Karen LeClerc are running for council seats.

Incumbent North Algona Wilberforce Mayor James Brose is seeking re-election and is being challenged by former Mayor Deborah Farr. Four councilmembers will be elected and five will seek those positions, namely Maria Robinson, Melvin Berndt, Janet Reiche-Schoenfeldt, Doug Buckwald and Kevin Clarke. Bonnechere Valley will see battles on all fronts with four candidates seeking mayor and 10 seeking all four council seats. The mayoral candidates are incumbent Mayor Jennifer Murphy, Leanne Panke, Zig Mintha and Jackie Agnew. The council candidates are Kayla Desjardins, Merv Buckwald, Kimberly Lehman, Kelly Reinert (Lavigne), John Epps, Tim Schison, Jack Roesner, Shawn Henry, Tracey Sanderson and Brent Patrick.

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In Killaloe Hagarty and Richards, Mayor Janice Tiedje again seeks re-election and is challenged by David Mayville. Running to represent District One are Ted Browne, Bill Smith and Mike Henry. The District Two candidates are Maureen MacMillan, Carl Kuehl and Dave King. District three candidates are Brian Pecoskie, Steven Boyle, Harold Lavigne and Jenna McRae.

There is a two-way battle for mayor in Madawaska Valley between Mark Willmer and Roger Prince. Seeking all four council seats are Helen Benn, Carl Bromwich, Joseph Olsheski, David Shulist, Mary Blank, Ernie Peplinski, Andrey Kaminski, Liz Woosey, Hanna Domagala and Shelley Maika.

Jack Kelly hopes to unseat Michael Donohue as Mayor in Admaston Bromley. Kevin LeGris, Angela Field, Ken Keill, Keith Gourley, Brian Hamilton and Campbell Crogie are seeking one of four available council seats.

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In the town of Renfrew, Peter Emon has once again been hailed as sheriff, but five people are running for mayor, namely Kathryn Windle, Michael Coulas, Sandi Heins, Tom Sidney and Callum Scott. In Horton Township, David Bennett returns as mayor, acclaimed for the position. Both Lisa McGee and Mike Defalco are seeking to unseat Walter Stack as mayor of the Town of Arnprior, while Daniel Lynch and Ron Demmers have registered as candidates to represent the township in the county. Advice. McNabb/Braeside envisions a three-way race for mayor between Tom Peckett, Mark Mackenzie and Oliver Jacob. Brian Armsden and Lori Hoddinott are seeking the position of deputy mayor.

Brudenell, Lyndoch and Raglan Borough sees a three-way race for Mayor between Valerie Jahn, Rick Clements and Andrea Budarick. Greater Madawaska has four candidates running for mayor, Lucie Perrier, Debora Giffin, Jim Hemlin and Rob Weir.