Week 3 Of CK Council Race Closes

The list of candidates running for Chatham-Kent council in the upcoming municipal election is gradually growing.

Six people filed their nomination papers this week -- five for council positions and one for a trustee position. Residents have until July 27, 2018 to throw their hat into the ring.

Below is a list of people running for council. The names in bold are those who filed their papers this week to run in the race for Chatham-Kent council.

Ward 1 – West Kent

• Mark Authier (current councillor)
• Bryon Fluker (current councillor)

Ward 2 – South Kent

• Frank Vercouteren (current councillor)
• Henry Svec

Ward 3 – East Kent

• David VanDamme (current councillor)
• Steve Pinsonneault (current councillor)

Ward 4 – North Kent

• Dylan Robert McLay

Ward 5 – Wallaceburg

• Chris Glassford
• Aaron Hall
• Carmen McGregor (current councillor)
• Nicolas Cadotte

Ward 6 – Chatham

• Michael Bondy (current councillor)
• Ryan Jackson
• Doug Sulman (current councillor)
• Chris June
• Kirk Hooker
• Karen Kirkwood-Whyte
• Drew Simpson

For the position of trustee, John Mrnik filed his papers this week. Other people running for this position include: Robert (Bob) Demers and John Van Heck.

For the second week in a row, nomination papers were not filed for the position of mayor of Chatham-Kent. Councillor Darrin Canniff and local advocate Alysson Storey filed their papers during the first week, while Mayor Randy Hope says he'll wait until after the provincial election to mark his name.

Blackburn News will be posting weekly stories to keep the community up-to-date on who is running in this fall’s municipal election.