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Two Kincardine councillors are running for re-election and a newcomer has added his name to the roster, for the Oct. 26 municipal and school board election.
Amanda Steinhoff-Gray has filed to run for re-election as councillor for Ward 3 (former Bruce Township), while Mike Hinchberger of Kincardine, currently deputy mayor, has filed to run for councillor-at-large. Darrel Perry of Kincardine is also running for councillor-at-large.
Kincardine councillor Rory Cavanagh of Kincardine is running for deputy mayor.
And there is a race for mayor of Kincardine, as Ward 2 councillor Bill Stewart of Inverhuron has filed nomination papers to run against incumbent Kenneth Craig of Kincardine.
Meanwhile, in Huron-Kinloss, incumbent councillor Carl Sloetjes of Lucknow is running for re-election, along with Scott Gibson of Ripley and Ed McGugan of RR 1, Lucknow. Joining them on the roster for councillor, are newcomers Kirk Livingston of Lucknow and Tracy Irwin of Ripley.
There is a race for mayor between incumbent Don Murray of Lucknow and newcomer Shawn Plante of Point Clark, and incumbent deputy mayor Jim Hanna is running for re-election
Also filing nominations, are Lori Di Castri, incumbent local trustee with the Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board; Jan Johnstone of Kincardine, incumbent Bluewater District School Board trustee for Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss; and Eric Lapointe of Barrie, local French-language public district school board trustee.
In Huron-Kinloss, the seven-member council consists of the mayor, deputy mayor and five councillors.
In Kincardine, the nine-member council consists of the mayor, deputy mayor, three councillors-at-large, two Ward 1 (Town of Kincardine) councillors, one Ward 2 (Kincardine Township) councillor, and one Ward 3 (Bruce Township) councillor.
Nominations opened May 1 and run until Nomination Day, Aug. 21, at 2 p.m.
Election timetable:
Aug. 21 - Nomination day (last day to be nominated), between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Aug. 24 - Certification of nominations by 4 p.m.
Aug. 24 - Official list of candidates posted with any declaration of acclamation after 4 p.m.
Sept. 1 - Preliminary list of electors released to the public
Oct. 19 - Voting period for electors begins at 10 a.m.
Oct. 23 - Third-party registration period closes
Oct. 26 - Final day to vote (ends at 8 p.m.)
Nov. 15, 2026 - council term begins
Nov. 14, 2030 - council term ends
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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