Espanola has a new mayor.
Aidan Kallioinen has been elected as Espanola’s new mayor with almost double the votes to the incumbent, Douglas Gervais.
The unofficial votes are 1,480 to 745 for Kallioinen, who has one term as councillor under his belt.
The three incumbent councillors who ran have all been re-elected with Angela Kelly once again receiving the highest number of votes at 1,541, so she will once again be deputy mayor.
Gerry Massicotte followed with 1,494 and Lora Wahamaa with 1,299 votes.
Our new councillors are Trevor Tilson with 1095, Michael Pichor with 1046 and Bemjamin Shipton with 925.
Sables-Spanish Rivers Township has a new slate in office with Mike Merceica elected as mayor.
His council includes Lilli Doughty, Guy Constantin, Shawn Ellin, Matt Elliot and Jay Dufresne.
Vern Gorham will serve another term as mayor of Baldwin Township.
His councillors include Ray Maltais, Joe Porteus, Trina Dubreuil and Kara Villeneuve.
As for Nairn & Hyman Township, Amy Mazey was acclaimed as mayor.
Her council includes incumbents Trevor McVey, Karen Richter, and Wayne Austin who will be joined by Shelly Lowery.
Blind River also has a new mayor.
The town’s new mayor will be Jim Dunbar with 60 % of the vote.
All of Blind River councillers were acclaimed.
Meanwhile, Andrew Wannan in Elliot Lake has been elected to a second term.
Councillers are Rick Bull, Luc Cyr, Charles Flintoff, Helen Lefebvre, Jacqueline MacKnight and Karla Mills.
These are unofficial results will be v
