The number of candidates for the upcoming elections in the city of Estevan and the RM of Estevan continues to grow.
In the race for Estevan city council, there are now eight candidates for councillor. Blaine Chrest filed his nomination papers on Monday. He joins incumbents Travis Frank and Shelly Veroba, and first-time candidates Lindsay Clarke, Rebecca Foord, Geoff Thiessen, Kirsten Walliser and Bernadette Wright in the field.
In the race for mayor, there are still two candidates: incumbent Roy Ludwig and challenger Ray Walton.
In the RM of Estevan election, Tania Hlohovsky Andrist filed her nomination papers for Division 5, joining Mona Dukart in the field.
There will also be elections in Division 1, where incumbent Councillor Lorne Jahn is being challenged by Jeff Mack, and Division 3, where incumbent Councillor Dennis Blackburn will face Kevin Daoust.
Nobody had filed for reeve in the RM as of Monday afternoon.
On the school board front, Eric McCrimmon remains the only candidate for the two Estevan trustee spots on the South East Cornerstone Public School Division’s board.
Karen Melle filed nomination papers last week to be one of two Estevan trustees on the Holy Family Roman Catholic Separate School Division’s board.
The deadline to file nomination papers is Oct. 7 at 4 p.m. Those running for city councillor or mayor in Estevan will also need to have a criminal records check completed and filed before the deadline.
