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There could be a race for mayor in Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss in the Oct. 26 municipal and school board elections.
The unofficial slate of candidates for the Municipality of Kincardine includes:
Mayor (one to be elected)
Incumbent Kenneth Craig
Barb Fisher
Ward 2 councillor Bill Stewart
Deputy mayor
Incumbent councillor-at-large Rory Cavanagh
Councillor-at-large (three to be elected)
Incumbent Mike Hinchberger
Michael McKechnie
Darrel Perry
Ali Shah
Ward 1 councillor
Russ Crook
Incumbent councillor-at-large Jennifer Prenger
Ward 2 councillor (one to be elected)
Michael Ferrier
Kyle McKay
Ward 3 councillor
Incumbent Amanda Steinhoff-Gray
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.
Meanwhile in the Township of Huron-Kinloss, the unofficial slate of candidates includes
Mayor (one to be elected)
Incumbent Don Murray
Shawn Plante
Deputy mayor
Incumbent Jim Hanna
Councillor (five to be elected)
Incumbent Shari Flett
Incumbent Scott Gibson
Tracy Irwin
Kirk Livingston
Incumbent Ed McGugan
Incumbent Carl Sloetjes
In Huron-Kinloss, the seven-member council consists of the mayor, deputy mayor and five councillors.
SCHOOL BOARDS
Bluewater District School Board trustee
Incumbent Jan Johnstone
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board trustee
Incumbent Lori Di Castri
French-language public district school board trustee (one to be elected)
Rachael Golem
Eric Lapointe
French-language separate school board trustee
Michael Salvatore
Election timetable:
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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