2 more candidates join race
Municipal election heats up just a little bit
Two more candidates have announced they are running for election this fall in Ward 3, Campbellford.
Viv Smallwood, owner of Viv’s Glass and Screen Shop on Front Street, and Nader Eid, a story coach and owner of Own Your Story, filed their papers on Friday, July 24. They join Sandra Walls as candidates in that ward. She filed her papers a month ago.
Smallwood is also a director of the Trent Hills Chamber of Commerce and a volunteer at the Aron Theatre Co-op.
Eid is providing information about himself and his ideas on his website and planning to hold coffee chats with residents. The first will be Saturday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. in the Campbellford Town Square. He also writes a Community Voices column on Substack.
The deadline for nominations is Friday, August 21 at 2 p.m. and the election will be held on Monday, October 26.
Three candidates are running in Hastings – Ethan Armit, Bob Crate and current councillor Dennis Savery. Mike Metcalf, currently the deputy mayor, is the sole candidate for mayor and Rick English, currently councillor in Ward 4, Warkworth, is the only one running for deputy mayor.
So far, no one has announced plans to run in Wards 2, currently held by Rob Pope, or Ward 4, now represented by English.
Ten days ago, Karen Ulrich announced her candidacy in Ward 1, which has been represented by Gene Brahaney. She is retired from the Durham Catholic District School Board after 31 years. She was Financial Assistant for the Facility Service Maintenance department and Health and Safety officer Chairperson. She has been working part-time at Rabethge Jewellery Ltd. since the fall of 2023.
Bless those who are willing to offer their time to public service.