Voters across British Columbia head to the polls on Saturday to choose a mayor, council and other leaders in local government.
Polls closed this evening at 8 p.m.
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Poll location for Ladysmith, Area G and Area H residents
Frank Jameson Community Centre, 810 6th Avenue.
Who is running for Mayor?
Aaron Stone was acclaimed as mayor for a second term after no other candidate put their name forward.
Who is running for council?
Who is running in Area G?
Who is running in Area H?
Bill Carter
Mary Marcotte
Murray McNab
Who is running for school board?
Bard, Bill
Barron, Lisa Marie
Brzovic, Tania
Clarke, Jennifer
Ehrismann, Hunter
Finnegan, Richard
Furtmann, Corinne
Grand, Patti
Higginson, Stephanie
Keller, Greg
Kimler, Scott
McKay, Charlene
O’Neill, Chantel
Robinson, Bill
Saunders, Terrylynn
Skogland, Jen
Stanley, Jessica
Sullivan, Marilyn
Szeler, Matt
Wilkinson, Elaine
In addition to voting in local elections, all eligible electors of the CVRD and its member municipalities (including Ladysmith), will be provided opportunity to vote in Referenda by Assent Voting. This will be conducted alongside general voting on the dates listed above. Eligible electors will be asked two Referendum questions based on the synopsis’ listed below.
“CVRD Bylaw No. 4201 – Cowichan Housing Association Annual Financial Contribution Service Establishment Bylaw, 2018” will allow the CVRD to annually requisition up to the greater of $765,000 or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.04584 per $1,000 of net taxable value of land and improvements within the service area to assist the Cowichan Housing Association with costs associated with providing programs and services related to affordable housing and homelessness prevention in the Cowichan Valley.”
Question: Are you in favour of the Cowichan Valley Regional District adopting “CVRD Bylaw No. 4201 - Cowichan Housing Association Annual Financial Contribution Service Establishment Bylaw, 2018” to provide regional programs and services related to affordable housing and homelessness prevention?
“CVRD Bylaw No. 4202 – Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Service Establishment Bylaw, 2018” will allow the CVRD to annually requisition up to the greater of $750,000 or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property value tax of $0.045050 per $1,000 of net taxable value of land and improvements within the service area to establish a service for the purpose of drinking water and watershed protection within the Cowichan Valley Regional District”.
Question: Are you in favour of the Cowichan Valley Regional District adopting “CVRD Bylaw No. 4202 - Drinking Water and Watershed Protection Service Establishment Bylaw, 2018” to support regional programs related to drinking water and watershed protection?