The deadline for nominations for the 2022 municipal elections has now passed.
People interested in seeking a position on local councils, regional district boards and as school trustees had until 4 pm Friday afternoon to file their nomination papers with local returning officers.
General Local Elections in BC are held every four years on the third Saturday in October.
Each local government is responsible for running its own general local election.
Here is the list of nominees:
Courtenay – Mayor
Aaron Dowker
Erik Eriksson
Bob Wells (incumbent)
Courtenay – Councillor
Phil Adams
Steffan Chmuryk
Will Cole-Hamilton
Brennan Day
David Frisch
Michael Gilbert
Doug Hillian
Evan Jolicoeur
Jin Un
Melanie McCollum
Wendy Morin
Lyndsey Northcott
Deana Simkin
Manno Theos
Starr Winchester
Comox Valley Regional District
Director – Electoral Area A
Daniel Arbour
Gordon Kennedy
Tamara Meggitt
Director – Electoral Area B
Arzeena Hamir
Richard Hardy
Keith Stevens
Director – Electoral Area C
Matthew Ellis
Edwin Grieve
Islands Trust – Denman Island
Samuel Borthwick
David Critchley
David Graham
Wesley Ritter
Islands Trust – Hornby Island
Allex Allen
Jeffrey Rabena
Grant Scott
Comox – Mayor
Nicole Minions – to be acclaimed on Oct 15.
Comox – Councillor
Maureen Swift
Jonathan Kerr
Peter Gibson
Don Davis
Ruby Sidhu
Kealy Donaldson
Jenn Meilleur
Chris Haslett
Steve Blacklock
Ken Grant