Bert Liverance is The Archipelago’s new reeve.
He’s been acclaimed to the office as no other candidates stepped forward before this past Friday’s deadline. Liverance has been a Ward 4 councillor since 2016.
When it comes to council, voters have a choice of 15 candidates for 10 seats. There are two spots in Ward 1 with Greg Andrews and Tom Lundy, the incumbents, taking on Laurie Emery. Ward 3’s two seats are being fought for by incumbents Gary French and Ken Williams, as well as Earl Manners and Scott Sheared.
In Ward 4 there are four candidates, David Ashley, Alice Barton, Michael Ugarenko and Rick Zanussi for three seats. Ashley and Zanussi are incumbents. The lone council seat in Ward 6 will go to either incumbent Grant Walker or Jim Gilchrist.
Wards 2 and 5 had their incumbents, Peter Frost and Ian Mead respectively, acclaimed. The municipal election is happening on October 22nd.