2010 Timiskaming District municipal elections explained

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Timiskaming District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. An X beside a candidate indicates the candidate is the incumbent.

Across the region, Doug Shearer and Bill Brookfield were elected as school trustees on District School Board Ontario North East, Martin Drainville, Rick Brassard and Steve Malciw were elected to the Northeastern Catholic District School Board and Roger Brazeau was elected to the Conseil scolaire de district du Nord-Est de l'Ontario.

Armstrong

Incumbent reeve Jules Gravel was acclaimed in Armstrong.[1] Robert Éthier, Jean-Marc Boileau, Georges Daviau and Dominique Nackers were elected to council.[2]

Brethour

Arla West was acclaimed in Brethour. Brad Noyes, Russell Britton, Kieven Bennewies and Julie Wilkinson were elected to council.

Casey

Incumbent reeve Guy Labonte was acclaimed back into office in Casey. Marc Robillard, Jacques Fortin, Janet Little and Suzanne Boucher were elected to council.

Chamberlain

Incumbent reeve Bill Dickinson was acclaimed back into office in Chamberlain. Richard Pollock, Shirley Blackburn, Robert Blackburn and Peter Ruel were elected to council.

Charlton and Dack

Wayne Pawson defeated incumbent reeve Reta Allan in Charlton and Dack.[3] Debbie Veerman, Merrill Bond, William Laurila and James Bott were elected to council.

Reeve CandidateVote%
Wayne Pawson
Reta Allan (X)

Cobalt

Tina Sartoretto was elected mayor of Cobalt.[4] Sue Nielsen, George Othmer, Gino Chitaroni, Mike Harrison, Garry Bigelow and Pat Anderson were elected to council.

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Tina Sartoretto 404 79.53
Doug Wilcox 104 20.47
Council CandidateVote%
Sue Nielsen 353
George Othmer 322
Gino Chitaroni 256
Mike Harrison 247
Garry Bigelow 221
Pat Anderson 207
Michael Minderlein 174
Daniel Coté 170
Douglas Gareau 96

Coleman

Dan Cleroux defeated incumbent mayor Colleen Belanger in Coleman. Lois Perry, Pat Tressider, Susan Côté and Cathy Marcella were elected to council.

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Dan Cleroux
Colleen Belanger (X)

Englehart

Incumbent mayor Nina Wallace was acclaimed back into office in Englehart.[5] Pauline Brassard, Douglas Metson, Dianne Peplinski, Twyla Wilson, Annette Wood-Wheeldon and Steph Palmateer were elected to council.

Evanturel

Jack Briggs was acclaimed in Evanturel. John Simmons, Kandase Robertson, Derek Mundle and Cindy Kirkbride were elected to council.

Harley

Gerald Roy will be the reeve of Harley. Auldin Bilow, Pauline Archambault, Clifford Fielder and Richard McNaughton will serve on council.

Harris

Martin Auger was acclaimed in Harris. Wilda Gibson, Wayne Jelly, Peter Gibson and Alan Licop will serve on council.

Hilliard

Morgan Carson will be the reeve of Hilliard. Dan Wark, Bruce Posch, Maurice Laframboise and Erwin Hirschbeck will serve on council.

Hudson

Larry Craig was acclaimed in Hudson. Dan Morrow, Bryan McNair, Greg Seed and Martin Jarvis will serve on council.

James

Incumbent reeve Terry Fiset was acclaimed in James. Henry Baker, David Mullin, Bruce McShane and Janet MacDowall will serve on council.

Kerns

Terry Phillips will serve as reeve of Kerns. Mark Lenover, Carter Seymour, Stephen Aitchison and Dennis Jib will serve on council.

Kirkland Lake

Incumbent mayor Bill Enouy was re-elected in Kirkland Lake.[6] Tony Antoniazzi, Normand Mino, Todd Morgan, Allan French, Jean-Guy Chamaillard and Tom Barker were elected to council.[7]

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Bill Enouy (X) 2,006 75.7
Karen Suykens 644 24.3

Larder Lake

Patricia Bodick was elected mayor of Larder Lake.[8] Louise Valyear, Paul Kelly, Rickey Vachon and David Larocque were elected to council.

Reeve CandidateVote%
Patricia Bodick 396 85.16
Bruce Dudgeon 69 14.84

Latchford

George Lefebvre defeated incumbent mayor Peter Davies in Latchford. Larry Anderson, Maxine Cannon, Theo Cull, Scott Green, Jo-Anne Cartner and Dave Willcock will serve on council.

Mayoral CandidateVote%
George Lefebvre 183 56.66
Peter Davies (X) 127 39.32
Dave Rideout 11 3.40
Florence Bruneau 2 0.62

Matachewan

Incumbent reeve Bev Hine was re-elected in Matachewan.[9] Joseph Bisson, Nelson Costello, Cheryl Drummond and Guy Dube were elected to council.

Reeve CandidateVote%
Bev Hine (X) 120 53.33
Anne Commando-Dube 89 39.56
Sandra Couture 16 7.11

McGarry

Incumbent reeve Clermont Lapointe was re-elected in McGarry.[10] Bonita Culhane, Matt Reimer, Elaine Fic and Jean-Yves Godin were elected to council.

Reeve CandidateVote%
Clermont Lapointe (X) 220 53.79
Dimitri Kobassa 189 46.21

Temiskaming Shores

Judy Pace, the incumbent mayor of Temiskaming Shores, did not run for re-election. The 2010 election was won by Carman Kidd, a former reeve of Dymond Township prior to the municipal amalgamation of 2004. Doug Jelly, Mike McArthur, Bryan Thornton, Danny Whalen, Bob Hobbs and Jamie Morrow were elected to council.

Mayoral CandidateVote%
Carman Kidd 1,968 54.45
Mike Pearson 1,545 42.75
Mike R. Camp 101 2.79
Council CandidateVote%
Doug Jelly 2,495
Mike McArthur 2,494
Bryan Thornton 1,767
Danny Whalen 1,698
Bob Hobbs 1,662
Jamie Morrow 1,517
Jaime Allen 1,313
George Depencier 1,210
Eveline Gauvreau 1,206

Thornloe

Roy Vottero will serve as reeve of Thornloe. Pauline Charland, Allan Peddie, Pauline Peddie and Earl Reed will serve on council.

Notes and References

  1. "New Kidd on city block". Temiskaming Speaker, October 27, 2010.
  2. Temiskaming Shores & Area Chamber of Commerce.
  3. Municipal Election Results. Municipality of Charlton and Dack, October 25, 2010.
  4. https://archive.today/20130115120756/http://www.northernnews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2818237 "Sartoretto wins in Cobalt"
  5. https://archive.today/20130115113936/http://www.northernnews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2818234 "Englehart chooses new council"
  6. http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/10/25/15827741.html "Ontario votes: Who's in, who's out"
  7. https://archive.today/20130115141925/http://www.northernnews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2818229 "Incumbents returned to KL council"
  8. https://archive.today/20130115133345/http://www.northernnews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2818225 "Bodick wins big to become mayor of Larder Lake"
  9. https://archive.today/20130115144113/http://www.northernnews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2818246 "Hine back in Matachewan"
  10. https://archive.today/20130115131459/http://www.northernnews.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2818233 "Lapointe returns as Reeve of McGarry Township"