Maple Creekers vote in byelection Nov. 14
By Collin Gallant on October 20, 2018.
Medicine Hat News Residents of Maple Creek will vote Nov. 14 in a byelection to fill a vacant seat on the Saskatchewan town’s council. The vote is required after Michelle McKenzie was elected mayor in a byelection in early September, and the then-councillor’s seat was left empty. Three candidates are one the ballot; Shelley Drever, Jill Roy and Tina Cresswell. General voting takes place Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Maple Creek Armoury. Advanced voting will happen on Nov. 1, from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Southwest Integrated Healthcare facility. Also on the calendar is Oct. 24 voting for new representatives in even-numbered wards or rural municipalities. A host of positions in the southwest region of the province near the provincial boundary have been acclaimed. Updated lists show positions in the RM of Fox Valley will go to Donald Wilk (Div. 2), Michael Bachmier (Div. 4) and Chad Brittner (Div. 6) In the RM of Piapot, Harvey Baker and Derek Moorhead are vying for the Div. 6 seat, while Lorne Kusler (Div. 2) and Anita Wasilow (Div. 4) were acclaimed. Two positions were acclaimed in the RM of Deer Forks by Owen Wittig (Div. 2) and Philip Tschetter (Div. 4). 11-10
