Some B.C. mayoral candidates win by acclamation
Last Updated: Saturday, November 15, 2008 | 11:37 PM PT
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While candidates across the province were anxiously awaiting election results, mayors in a number of communities won by acclamation.
In North Vancouver, Mayor Darrell Mussatto will serve a second term in office. An ambulance paramedic by trade, he was elected to North Vancouver city council in 1993 and served four consecutive terms before being elected mayor in 2005.
Elected to council are Pam Bookham, Rod Clark, Bob Fearnley, Guy Heywood, Craig Keating and Mary Trentadue. School trustees are Linda Buchanan, Susan Skinner and Mary Tasi.
Elsewhere, North Vancouver school board chair Chris Dorais was bounced in Saturday's vote.
Dorais will be in court next spring to to face an impaired driving charge.
In North Vancouver district, Mayor Richard Walton has won his second term by acclamation. The chartered accountant was first elected to city council in 2002.
City councillors are Robin Hicks, Lisa Muri, Mike Little, Doug MacKay-Dunn, Alan Nixon and Roger Bassam.
School trustees are Jane Thornthwaite, Franci Stratton, Holly Back and Barry Forward.
Other towns where mayors were decided by acclamation include:
- Alert Bay
- Barriere district
- Belcarra
- Castlegar
- Clearwater district
- Clinton
- Fort Nelson
- Fraser Lake
- Gold River
- Hazelton
- Kent district
- Ladysmith
- Lake Country district
- Langford
- Lantzville district
- Lumby
- Masset
- McBride
- Midway
- New Hazelton district
- Port McNeill
- Queen Charlotte
- Salmo
- Sayward
- Sparwood district
- Tofino district
- View Royal
- Zeballos
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