NIPAWIN — Gene Rusk has been elected as Nipawin’s newest councillor.
According to official results from the Town of Nipawin, Rusk received 139 votes, while his opponent Laurie Kratochvil received 119 votes. There was one spoiled ballot.
Only 8.6 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in the April 3 byelection, which was called to fill the seat left empty by Ismael Aliguyon, who resigned in October.
Rusk said despite the victory, he felt frustrated.
“Such a poor turnout for voters for an election,” Rusk said.
He said he would like to change the voter turnout in the future but doesn’t have any ideas how.
“If more people aren’t interested in getting out to vote they can’t complain, can they?”
Rusk is retired and has two children.
The winning candidate said the first thing he will try to do is improve sidewalks.
“We got to get a couple of sidewalks in here, for starters,” Rusk said. “That’s the first place I’m going to start on, I think.”
