Monday is Civic Elections Day across the province with the exception of the Edmundston region. The vote covers Municipal Councils – District Education Councils – and Regional Health Authorities. Here in Saint John – 51 candidates are vying for the 11 spots around the Council horseshoe at City Hall.
Four of those candidates offering for the leadership position of Mayor. Last month – newsysj.ca sought to interview those candidates. Two of the 4 accepted. The interviews with Donna Reardon and Mel Vincent are available here. Candidate Howard Yeomans indicated he didn’t have access to video conferencing – but – you can read about his campaign here. Candidate Darrell Bastarache declined our invitation.
A complete list of the candidates for Mayor and council in Saint John can be found here. Candidates for the Anglophone South Education Council are here and for the Francophone South Education Council here. Candidates for the Horizon Health Network Board are here.
Candidates for Council in Grand Bay-Westfield are here – Rothesay Mayor and Council candidates are here – Quispamsis Mayor and Council candidates are here.
A reminder – while we are voting on Monday – the results will not be released until the evening of Tuesday – May 25th due to the delay of the elections in the Edmundston region brought on by the recent COVID lockdown in that area.
