Yesterday evening, election staff officially closed nominations and withdrawals for the 2022 Thompson Municipal Election, and drew lots for where candidate names would appear on the voting ballot.
A total of three candidates are running for the office of mayor, and 12 candidates are running for City Councillor:
Mayor
- Colleen Smook
- Ron Matechuk
- Les Ellsworth
Councillor
- Kathy Valentino
- Louis Fitzpatrick
- Cheiw Chong
- Addie Colbourne
- Brian Lundmark
- Sandra Orberdorfer
- Robert Chuckery
- Duncan Wong
- Joyce McIvor
- Earl Colbourne
- James McIntyre
- Rita Werstroh
The School District of Mystery Lake Board of Trustees has been acclaimed for 2022, with exactly 7 trustees filling seven seats. There will be no election of school board trustees on the 2022 ballot:
- Lindsay Anderson
- Michelle Tomashewski
- Abbie Humby
- Mike Lawson
- M. D. Sharker
- Henk Warnar-Brown
- Bryan Young
Advanced Polls October 10 and October 19
Advanced polling will be held at City Hall on Monday, October 10, 2022 from 9:00am to 6:00pm, and on Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 8:00am to 8:00pm.
Election Day Is Entirely In The TRCC This Year
The 2022 Municipal Election will not be polled at schools. All in-person voting will take place in the TRCC on October 26, 2022, from 8:00am to 8:00pm, with the exception of the mobile polling stations at select locations.
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