It was while he was watching the Carrot River Outback Thunder play in Kinistino on election night that Mike Livermore found out he was voted in to serve on Carrot River Council.
“One of our fans came over and congratulated me,” said Livermore, who’s also on the hockey team’s executive. “I said, ‘what?’
"‘You got elected, didn’t you know?’”
Livermore received 81 out of 144 votes – 56 per cent of the vote – in the Dec. 13 byelection. He was running against Dylan Borody, who received 33 votes, and Joe Doerksen, who received 30 votes.
The new councillor, who will be sworn in at the next council meeting Dec. 20, said he ran after talking it over with a number of people in the community because he had the extra time and wanted to make sure the position was filled.
“I’m a strong supporter of our community and I want to make sure things happen here,” said Livermore, who’s lived in Carrot River since 1971. “I just want to see that we’re supporting anything that potentially could happen to make sure our town is viable and stays viable because we’ve got a lot going for it.”
He said the town has a lot of businesses and industries like the saw mill and the peat moss facility and he wants to make sure they stay here. The same goes for the local schools.
Livermore said he’s also concerned about local mail being sorted in Saskatoon, fearing it may be a prelude to closing the local post office. He also has the same concerns about train service to the town.
“I’ll fight to make sure we don’t lose those type of things.”
