The contest for a vacant seat on LaSalle Town Council is now a little more crowded.
Brandon Meloche, 25, has filed his candidacy papers for the byelection to find a successor to Councillor Sue Desjarlais, who passed away earlier this summer.
He confirmed his candidacy on his Facebook page on Thursday.
"I was born and raised in this community, I went to school here, I learned about life here, and now, I seek to bring the concerns of all my neighbours in LaSalle to local government," posted Meloche. "LaSalle isn't a small town anymore. It's a rapidly-growing community of small businesses and tens of thousands of neighbours seeking to build and maintain a good life."
Meloche joins Mike Seguin and Chris Matis as confirmed byelection candidates running in the October 20 vote.
Nominations close on September 5, with a list of the official candidates available on September 8.
Advance voting in the byelection begins on October 10.
-with files from Adelle Loiselle