Voters in Norfolk will have many options when they go to the polls for the upcoming municipal election.
This includes a former mayor, a police chief, and several individuals well-known for their volunteering and community work.
There will be new faces on the council: Norfolk Mayor Amy Martin has previously announced she won’t run for re-election; long-time Ward 3 councillor Mike Columbus also stated he would not be seeking another term; Ward 5 and Ward 6 will have fresh representatives as incumbents aim for the mayor’s position.
As of Friday’s deadline, seven candidates are listed for Norfolk’s top council role.
The mayoral hopefuls are:
Noel Haydt, Doug Brunton, Ken Hewitt, Keith Milner, David Finch, Adam Veri, and Ken Gilpin. Rhyus Reeves withdrew his candidacy on August 5.
No one was acclaimed for council in any of Norfolk’s six wards. Ward 5 (Simcoe) has the highest number of nominees with 10 individuals competing for the two available seats.
Councillor candidates include:
WARD 1 – Greg D’Hulster, Tom Masschaele
WARD 2 – Linda Vandendriessche, Debbie Wilbur
WARD 3 – Chris Gill, Hetty Verlinden, Doug Moyaert
WARD 4 – Chris Van Paassen, Jeni Lambert, Drew Hemsley
WARD 5 (two to be elected) – Quentin Dixon, Kevin Allen, Princess Peace, Alan Duthie, Bob Townsend, Dennis Travale, Ryan Boyko, Peter Black, Krissi Wiseman, Mike Storoschuk
WARD 6 – Pam Taylor, Zvonko Horvat, Ray Hunter, Bill Jukes
WARD 7 – Warren Cummings and Kim Huffman
SCHOOL BOARDS
Grand Erie District School Board Trustee – Wards 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 – Eva Dixon, John Harris , Liz Whiton
GEDSB Wards 3 and 7 – Rita Collver , Jason Gemmill , Tom Waldschmidt , Lorraine De Jong
Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk Catholic District School Board Trustee – Carol Luciani , Dennis Blake
Conseil scolaire Viamonde School Board Trustees – David Paradis.
The county clerk will confirm and publish the official list by 4 p. m. on August 24.
Norfolk will implement a hybrid voting system in this election that combines online and in-person options. Online voting starts on Oct. 9 and continues until Oct. 23. In-person voting is set for Oct. 26.
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