Ian Jacques/Editor
Change was the order of the day in Sechelt on election night.
Incumbent Mayor Cam Reid went down to defeat as Coun. Darren Inkster takes the top seat as the new mayor. Inkster won by more than 900 votes. There were two incumbent councillors re-elected and four new faces. Keith Thirkell and Warren Allan were re-elected, while Fred Taylor, Alice Janisch, Alice Lutes and Ann Kershaw are the new councillors. Incumbents Ed Steeves and Mike Shanks were not a factor finishing eighth and 10th respectively.
In Gibsons, Mayor Barry Janyk was re-elected narrowly holding off Coun. Gerry Tretick by 34 votes. Incumbent councillors LeeAnn Johnson and Chris Koopmans were re-elected while Wayne Rowe and Kenan MacKenzie round-out the council table. Incumbent Coun. Bob Curry finished a close fifth.
At the Sunshine Coast Regional District, there is little change. Garry Nohr was re-elected in Halfmoon Bay, Lorne Lewis was re-elected in Elphinstone, while Eric Graham won in Pender Harbour/Egmont taking over the seat from the retiring John Rees. Donna Shugar was acclaimed in Roberts Creek before the election while Lee Turnbull was acclaimed in West Howe Sound two weeks ago.
School District No. 46 will see some change.
Dave Mewhort and Silas White were re-elected in Sechelt, as was Greg Russell in rural area two. New trustees include Lori Fielding in rural area one, Fran Heppell in rural area two and Jason Scott in rural area two. Ken Sinnott was acclaimed in Gibsons and rounds out the seven-member board of trustees.
Finally, the Gambier Island Local Trust area elected two members and they were Jan Hagedorn and Joyce Clegg.
Check out Coast Reporter on Friday, Nov. 21 for complete election analysis and reactions from the winners and the losers.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION RESULTS ARE COMPLETE AS OF 9:59 A.M. MONDAY, NOV. 17
DISTRICT OF SECHELT RESULTS
MAYOR:
DARREN INKSTER - 1,847 - ELECTED
CAM REID - 906
COUNCIL:
KEITH THIRKELL - 1,682 - RE-ELECTED
FRED TAYLOR - 1,677 - ELECTED
ALICE JANISH - 1,667 - ELECTED
WARREN ALLAN - 1,665 - RE-ELECTED
ALICE LUTES - 1,351 - ELECTED
ANN KERSHAW - 1,311 - ELECTED
STAN DIXON - 1,151
ED STEEVES - 1,050
DUANE BURNETT - 1,025
MIKE SHANKS - 1,013
TOWN OF GIBSONS
MAYOR:
BARRY JANYK - 737 - RE-ELECTED
GERRY TRETICK - 703
COUNCIL:
LEEANN JOHNSON - 758 - RE-ELECTED
WAYNE ROWE - 689 - ELECTED
CHRIS KOOPMANS - 592 - RE-ELECTED
KENAN MACKENZIE - 576 - ELECTED
BOB CURRY - 525
DAVID CROAL - 457
BRIAN SADLER - 446
JEFF BARRINGER - 269
DAVID STOW - 209
BOB JONES - 91
REFERENDUM ON WATER METERS
Are you in favour of the Town of Gibsons borrowing $951,000 of the $1,560,000 total cost (with the remaining $609,000 coming from senior government grants) for the purchase, construction and/or installation of Cross Connection Control, Water Metering, a Standby Generator for Well #1, and Bal's Lane Outfall Improvements which is to be repaid over a maximum term of twenty years?
YES - 803
NO - 623
SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT
AREA A EGMONT/PENDER HARBOUR
ERIC GRAHAM - 476 - ELECTED
GEOFF CRIAG - 278
AREA B - HALFMOON BAY
GARRY NOHR - 376 - RE-ELECTED
FRANCES WASSERLEIN - 131
AREA E- ELPHINSTONE
LORNE LEWIS - 605 - RE-ELECTED
ROBERT CORLETT - 299
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 46
SECHELT (TWO TO BE ELECTED)
DAVE MEWHORT - 1,707 - RE-ELECTED
SILAS WHITE - 1,607 - RE-ELECTED
LORI DIXON - 1,329
RURAL AREA 1 (ONE TO BE ELECTED)
LORI FIELDING - 811 - ELECTED
MARY BITTROFF - 386
RURAL AREA 2 (THREE TO BE ELECTED)
GREG RUSSELL - 1,062 - RE-ELECTED
FRAN HEPPELL - 815 - ELECTED
JASON SCOTT - 588 - ELECTED
DANISE LOFTSTROM - 584
MARITA PAUL-FRANKE - 578
GAMBIER ISLAND LOCAL TRUST AREA (TWO TO BE ELECTED)
JAN HAGEDORN - 85 - ELECTED
JOYCE CLEGG - 74 - ELECTED
KEN WHITE - 72
KATE LOUISE-STAMFORD - 71
BRUCE BINGHAM - 60
