ST. PAUL - Town of St. Paul Mayor Maureen Miller will hold on to her position at the helm of council for another term, and nine people have stepped forward to run in the upcoming municipal election.
No other candidates stepped forward to run against Miller, who will now be heading into her second term.
"I am extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to serve as mayor for another term," said Miller on Tuesday. "As a council, we had a very productive four years. I believe our responsibility is to leave our term with the community in a better place than when we committed to serve, and in my assessment we definitely collaboratively did that."
Miller said she is confident the next council will continue to move forward with that same momentum, and she is looking forward to finding out who will make up the next town council team.
Twenty-four hours after releasing its unofficial list of candidates, the official list was released, showing a total of nine candidates.
The list will see a few new faces added to the race. And while all incumbent councillors were included on the unofficial list on Monday, by Tuesday, Tyson deMoissac's name was no longer on the list.
Returning Officer Aline Brousseau confirmed on Tuesday that deMoissac withdrew his nomination from the 2021 municipal election.
Incumbents Ron Boisvert, Gary Ward, Normand (Norm) Noel, Nathan Taylor, and Brad Eamon will all be included in the ballot on Oct. 18.
Former Town of St. Paul councillor Dwight Wiebe (Danny White) has also put his name forward as a candidate, along with Jyotiranjan (Joe) Khandual, Siddharth (Sid) Sood, and Daniel Gadowski.
The municipal election is set to take place on Oct. 18, with voting taking place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
An advance vote is scheduled to run Friday, Oct. 8, from 1 to 8 p.m. Voting on both dates will take place at the St. Paul Rec. Centre.
According to information on the Town of St. Paul website, "Historically, the advance vote in the Town of St. Paul seemed to be a slower day. This day may be your best opportunity to avoid any line ups at the polls. Voters may choose which day is most convenient for them to vote."
Changes to this year's setup to ensure the safety of voters and poll workers was discussed at a recently Town of St. Paul council meeting.
Town of St. Paul residents will get the chance to learn a bit more about the candidates, through an all candidates forum currently scheduled for Sept. 29.
