Time is winding down for Chatham-Kent residents to file their nomination papers to run in the 2018 municipal election. After this week, residents will have less than a month to announce their candidacy, as the deadline to file is July 27.
Below is a current list of people running for a position on Chatham-Kent council. The names in bold are those who filed their papers this week.
Ward 1 – West Kent
- Mark Authier (current councillor)
- Bryon Fluker (current councillor)
- Mark Pastorius
- Trevor Thompson (current councillor)
- Frank Vercouteren (current councillor)
- Henry Svec
- David VanDamme (current councillor)
- Steve Pinsonneault (current councillor)
- Patricia Sylvain
- Steven Scott
- Joey Cyples
- Dylan Robert McLay
- Carmen McGregor (current councillor)
- Randy McNeil
- Chris Glassford
- Aaron Hall
- Nicolas Cadotte
- Brock McGregor (current councillor)
- Michael Bondy (current councillor)
- Doug Sulman (current councillor)
- Les Banks
- Marjorie Crew
- James Thompson
- Larry Vellinga
- Ryan Jackson
- Chris June
- Kirk Hooker
- Karen Kirkwood-Whyte
- Drew Simpson
As for mayoral candidates, Councillor Darrin Canniff and local advocate Alysson Storey are the only two to file their papers. Mayor Randy Hope had previously said he will file his papers but has yet to do so.
Blackburn News will be posting weekly stories to keep the community up-to-date on who is running in this fall’s municipal election.
