The nomination period has closed, and four candidates have been declared for Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District by-elections in Beaufort and Cherry Creek.
A by-election for both areas was set for Saturday, April 6 after the results from October’s civic election were determined to be invalid.
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Ted McGill and Tanya Shannon will both be running for director of Beaufort. In the October 2018 election, Shannon was elected over McGill by a margin of 11 votes.
In Cherry Creek, Dianne Bodnar and Aaron Brevick will each be campaigning for director. Bodnar was the winner of the previous election by a margin of seven votes over Darren DeLuca. Brevick is a new candidate for Cherry Creek, having previously run for city council in Port Alberni. DeLuca did not submit nomination papers for the by-election.
The election will be officially declared on Tuesday, March 11. A by-election will take place on Saturday, April 6 at Cherry Creek Community Hall and Beaver Creek Community Hall from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advance voting opportunities will be available on Wednesday, March 27 and Tuesday, April 2 at the ACRD office from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mail-in ballots will also be accepted.
For more information, visit www.acrd.bc.ca/266 or contact Wendy Thomson, Chief Election Officer, at 250-720-2700.