Ian Jacques/Editor
Sweeping change came about on Saturday night in Sechelt as only two incumbent councillors kept their seats.
Sechelt has a new mayor as Darren Inkster defeated current Mayor Cam Reid by more than 900 votes. Joining Inkster at the council table is incumbent councillors Keith Thirkell, who topped the polls with 1,682 votes and Warren Allan who finished third overall. New to council are Fred Taylor, who finished second, Alice Janisch who was fourth, Alice Lutes who was fifth and Ann Kershaw who was sixth.
DISTRICT OF SECHELT RESULTS AS OF 9:29 P.M.
MAYOR:
DARREN INKSTER - 1,847 - ELECTED
CAM REID - 906
COUNCIL:
KEITH THIRKELL - 1,682 - RE-ELECTED
FRED TAYLOR - 1,677 - ELECTED
WARREN ALLAN - 1,665 - RE-ELECTED
ALICE JANISCH - 1,567 - 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
While Sechelt saw change at the top, things stayed the same in Gibsons, albeit just by a nose.
Mayor Barry Janyk held off a furious charge from current councillor Gerry Tretick to be re-elected mayor. Janyk picked up 737 votes to Tretick's 703. At the council table, two incumbents were re-elected. LeeAnn Johnson topped the polls with Chris Koopmans third. The two new councillors are Wayne Rowe who was second and Kenan MacKenzie who was fourth. Incumbent Bob Curry finished a close fifth.
TOWN OF GISBONS RESULTS AS OF 11:30 P.M.
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:
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
At the Sunshine Coast Regional District board table there will be some change.
Eric Graham was elected in Pender Harbour/Egmont and is a new director with the retirement of John Rees. Garry Nohr was re-elected in Halfmoon Bay while Lorne Lewis was re-elected in Elphinstone. Donna Shugar was acclaimed before the election in Roberts Creek while Lee Turnbull was also acclaimed in West Howe Sound two weeks ago.
SUNSHINE COAST REGIONAL DISTRICT AS OF 11:30 P.M.
AREA A - EGMONT/PENDER HARBOUR
ERIC GRAHAM - 476 - ELECTED
GEOFF CRAIG - 278
AREA B - HALFMOON BAY
GARRY NOHR - 376 - RE-ELECTED
FRANCES WASSERLEIN - 131
AREA E - ELPHINSTONE
LORNE LEWIS - 605 - RE-ELECTED
ROBERT CORLETT - 299
GAMBIER ISLAND LOCAL TRUST AREA AS OF 11:40 P.M.
JAN HAGEDORN - 85 - ELECTED
JOYCE CLEGG - 74 - ELECTED
KEN WHITE - 72
KATE-LOUISE STAMFORD - 71
BRUCE BIGNHAM - 60
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 46 RESULTS AS OF 11:50 P.M.
SECHELT (TWO TO BE ELECTED)
DAVE MEWHORT - 1,707 - RE-ELECTED
SILAS WHITE - 1,607 - RE-ELECTED
LORI DIXON - 1,329
RURAL AREA ONE (ONE TO BE ELECTED)
LORI FIELDING - 811 - ELECTED
MARY BITTROFF - 386
RURAL AREA TWO (THREE TO BE ELECTED)
GREG RUSSELL - 1062 - RE-ELECTED
FRAN HEPPELL - ELECTED
JASON SCOTT - 588 - ELECTED
DANISE LOFTSTROM - 584
MARITA PAUL-FRANKE - 578
TOWN OF GIBSONS
KEN SINNOTT - ACCLAIMED
