2006 Manitoba municipal elections

none September 2023 The Canadian province of Manitoba held municipal elections on October 25, 2006. Brandon Candidate Vote %Dave Burgess (X) 8,127 63.3Mike G. Abbey 1,553 12.1Deveryn Ross 1,495 11.6Beth Smale 1,490 11.6Nicholas Alvonitis 107 0.8Deborah Boschman 74 0.6 Jeff Harwood is a teacher in Brandon. He was a councillor for the city's second ward in the 1980s, and represented Brandon before the Royal Commission on National Passenger Transportation in 1990."PUBLIC HEARINGS IN WINNIPEG, MANITOBA ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1990" [media release], Canada NewsWire, 19 September 1990, 12:00. Following the events of September 11, 2001, Harwood wrote a piece supporting increased border security and an "increased role for our Armed Forces in national security".Jeff Harwood, "Tragic assault a wake-up call" [Letter], Winnipeg Free Press, 18 September 2001, A9. He wrote a public letter in support of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2002.Jeff Harwood, "Martin doesn't care about real reforms" [Letter], Winnipeg Free Press, 28 October 2002, A11. The following year, he criticized Prime Minister Jean Chrétien for not supporting the United States of America in the 2003 invasion of Iraq.Jeff Harwood, "PM took easy way out", Hamilton Spectator, 21 March 2003. Ken Fitzpatrick is an information system manager."Brandon city council byelection roster set", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1999, A8. He was first elected for Brandon's seventh ward in a 1999 by-election, after the previous member, Scott Smith, was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba."Fitzpatrick, Robinsong elected in Brandon", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 November 1999, A3. Fitzpatrick left the council in 2002, but was returned in 2006. Electors could vote for eight candidates. The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes. Brian Mayes was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He holds a Bachelor of Public Administration degree from Carleton University (1984), and Master of Industrial Relations (1988) and Bachelor of Laws (2001) degrees from the University of Toronto. He ran for the Toronto City Council's thirteenth ward in 1991 as a New Democratic Party candidate, campaigning on a platform of affordable rental housing and police foot patrols on Bloor Street. He lost to John Adams.Maureen Murray, "Residents in Midtown ...", Toronto Star, 29 October 1991, A7; "City of Toronto", 7 November 1991, G1; Jane Coutts, "Victorious Adams stressed Crombie link", Toronto Star, 13 November 1991, A7. Mayes also worked as a representative of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union in this period, and was a vocal opponent of the Social Contract legislation introduced by Bob Rae's government. In 1993, he negotiated a pact for 1,000 OPSEU workers to avoid a wage freeze and unpaid holidays.Peter Edwards and Lisa Priest, "Two deals reached to save $7 million", Toronto Star, 29 July 1993, A6. He sought election to the Toronto City Council again in 1997, and was unsuccessful. As of 2006, he operates a private law practice in Brandon. He has served on the boards of Brandon University and the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba.Ecclectica, "About the authors" https://web.archive.org/web/20071019131810/http://www.ecclectica.ca/issues/2007/1/authors.ecc.asp 2007-10-19 , accessed 2 November 2007. He was first elected to the Brandon School Board in 2006."Brian Mayes: Relative Brandon newcomer is a lawyer, new father, new school trustee" https://web.archive.org/web/20230907183924/http://www.wheatcityjournal.ca/news_item.aspx?news_id=1379 September 7, 2023 , Wheat City Journal, 21 December 2006, accessed 2 November 2007. Alexander James Murray is a hairstylist."Brandon residents gear up for elections", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 October 1998, A9. He was first elected to the Brandon School Division in 1995, and was re-elected in 1998, 2002 and 2006. He served as chair of the board in his second term, and was part of a majority of trustees who argued against service cuts during the budget negotiations of 1998 and 1999.Nick Martin, "Battle looms in Brandon over tax hike", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 1998, A1; Kevin Rollason, "Brandon board OK's 13.99% hike", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 March 1998, A3; Nick Martin, "School trustees face financial dilemma", Winnipeg Free Press, 27 January 1999, A4. In 2000, he endorsed a tax increase designed to improve the division's teacher-to-student ratio.Helen Fallding, "Brandon reduces property tax bills", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 February 2000, A8. He declined to initiate merger talks with neighbouring rural school boards in 2001, due to concerns that Brandon would be seen as taking over other divisions.Nick Martin, "School divisions oppose mergers", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 January 2001, A3. In 2003, he was elected unopposed to a one-year term as a vice-president of the Manitoba Association of School Trustees."Draper MAST head", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 March 2003, B1. He was chosen as chairperson of the Brandon board once again after the 2006 election."Brandon School Division: Board of Trustees, 2006-2010", accessed 8 November 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070823212333/http://www.brandonsd.mb.ca/menu_topPGS/OurDivSub/trustees/ August 23, 2007 Peter Bartlette worked as an instructor in Brandon schools for 32 years before his election in 2006. He was self-employed at the time of the election, and campaigned on a platform of "visible, accountable management"."Candidate Profiles - City School Board Trustee: Peter Bartlette", City of Brandon, accessed 8 November 2007. Bea Jolly is a retired educator. She holds a Class 3 Childcare Certificate and a Permanent Special and Vocational Education Certificate. She taught in the United Kingdom from 1949 to 1967, and in Brandon from 1967 to 1996. Her husband, Malcolm Jolly, was a member of the Brandon School Board from 1992 until his death in 2003."Education Matters", Volume 39 Number 1 Spring 2003, Manitoba Association of School Trustees, accessed 8 November 2003. She was first elected to the Brandon School Board in 2006, running on a platform of defending the public school system."Candidate Profiles - City School Board Trustee: Bea Jolly", City of Brandon, accessed 8 November 2007. Linda L. Ross holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Manitoba (1985). She was Director of the Agency Behavioral Consultation project at Surrey Place Centre in Toronto from 1985 to 1987, when she joined the Department of Psychology at Brandon University. In 1997, she was appointed acting Dean of the Department."Health Studies Faculty and Staff Listing: Linda Ross https://web.archive.org/web/20070513062419/http://www.brandonu.ca/Academic/HealthStudies/memberprofile.asp?ID=10 2007-05-13 , Brandon University, accessed 8 November 1997. She was first elected to the Brandon School Board in a 1993 by-election, and was re-elected in 1995, 1998, 2002 and 2006. She served as board chair during her second term.Doug Speirs, "Brandon teacher charged", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 December 1997, A6. Note that the article title does not refer to Ross. In 1998, she accused provincial Education Minister Linda McIntosh of undermining the quality of education in Manitoba by withholding adequate financial support.Frances Russell, "How PCs hike realty taxes", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 March 1998, A10. During the 1990s, she chaired the steering committee for a first nations and aboriginal counselling program at Brandon University.Helen Fallding, "BU program popular with first nations", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 May 1999, A9. Ramona Coey has an advanced degree in applied economics, and has worked in banking and small business. She was first elected to the Brandon School Board in 2006."Candidate Profiles - City School Board Trustee: Ramona Coey", City of Brandon, accessed 8 November 2007. George Buri has over 30 years' experience as a public school teacher. He was first elected to the Brandon School Board in 2006."Candidate Profiles - City School Board Trustee: Peter Bartlette", City of Brandon, accessed 8 November 2007. Wayne Langlois is a provincial assessment officer, and a frequent candidate for public office."Who's running for council seats", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 September 1998, A9. He ran for Mayor of Brandon in 1998, centring his campaign on an opposition to property tax increases.Helen Fallding, "Mayor faces competition", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 October 1998, A6. He later ran for the seventh ward council seat in a 1999 by-election, and ran again for the same position in 2002."Brandon city council byelection roster set", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 November 1999, A8. Langlois also sought the federal New Democratic Party nomination for Brandon—Souris in 2000, but lost to Errol Black."Election notebook", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 October 2000, A12. He received a community service award from the provincial government in 2003, for his work with organizations such as the John Howard Society and Housing for the Physically Challenged."Excellence awards presented", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 June 2003, B2. Rural Municipality of Elton + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Mayor Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Jon B. Burton acclaimed n/a + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 1 Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Ross Farley acclaimed n/a + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 2 Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)David Mazier acclaimed n/a + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 3 Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Harvey Paterson acclaimed n/a + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 4 Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Arthur R. Penner elected . Ches Bollman defeated . + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 5 Candidate Total votes % of total votes Jim Boyd elected . (incumbent)Allan J. Meadows defeated . + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillor, Ward 6 Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent) Danny Kowbel acclaimed n/a Sources: Unofficial results of nominations for the Rural Municipality of Elton, 19 September 2006, Election returns for the Rural Municipality of Elton, 26 October 2006 (lists winning candidates). Neepawa + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Mayor Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Robert Durston elected . Barb Harris defeated . Dean Dietrich defeated . Robert G. Durston has a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the University of Manitoba. He is a retired provincial agriculture representative, and was a veteran councillor before he first ran for mayor in the 1998 election.Bill Robertson, "Publisher eyes life on other side", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 October 1998, A6; "Certificates of merit awarded", University of Manitoba Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences Alumni Newsletter, Spring 2006. Narrowly defeated on that occasion by Ken Waddell, Durston was successful in a 2002 rematch. Shortly after his election, Durston called for Manitoba's smoking ban to be determined at the provincial election, rather than by individual municipalities."Province-wide butt ban on table at convention", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 November 2002, A9. There was a threat of mass layoffs at Neepawa's Springhill Farms hog processing plant during his first term, though a loan from the Manitoba Industrial Opportunities Program ultimately saved the jobs.Bill Redekop, "Hog plant layoffs shake Neepawa", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 August 2003, A1; Dan Lett, "400 jobs saved $3-M loan reopens Neepawa hog plant", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 September 2003, A3. In late 2003, Durston convinced the Association of Manitoba Municipalities to pass a motion calling for stricter testing standards on bottled water.Curtis Brown, "Municipalities urged to join forces", Winnipeg Free Press, 26 November 2003, A5. Re-elected in 2006, he announced the creation of a new personal-care home in the community in June 2007."Construction begins in Neepawa", PortageOnline.com, 26 June 2007, accessed 17 August 2007. Later in the same year, he welcomed the decision of Hytek Ltd. to expand Springfield Farms and create 200 new jobs."Hytek Ltd. to purchase, expand Springhill Farms hog kill plant", Canadian Press, 11 October 2007, 11:50pm; Larry Kusch, "Hytek importing 200 workers", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 June 2008, B11; Larry Kusch, "Neepawa high on hogs - Town embraces Hytek processing plant city didn't want", Winnipeg Free Press, 28 February 2009, B7. + 2006 Neepawa municipal election, Councillors (six elected) Candidate Total votes % of total votes (incumbent)Wayne Hollier elected . (incumbent)Ronald Forsman elected . Wendy Menzies elected . (incumbent)Bill Stilwell elected . Jim Cockburn elected . Monty Simon elected . Amanda Naughton-Gale defeated . Electors could votes for six candidates. Pinawa + 2006 Pinawa municipal election, Mayor Candidate Total votes % of total votes Blair Skinner acclaimed . + 2006 Pinawa municipal election, Councillors (four elected) Candidate Total votes % of total votes Clayton McMurren 619 23.46 (incumbent)Lynn Patterson 596 22.58 (incumbent)Karla Rae Elcock 481 18.23 Lloyd Rattai 425 16.10 Gerald Tretiak 310 11.75 Phil Mitchell 208 7.88 Total valid votes 2,639 100.00 Electors could vote for four candidates. The percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes. Portage la Prairie Candidate Vote %Ken Brennan 2,119 52.1Earl James Porter 1,458 35.9Calvin Turko 486 12 + 2006 Portage la Prairie municipal election, City Councillors (six elected) Candidate Total votes % of total votes Jeff Bereza 2,351 11.27 Janet Shindle 2,023 9.79 (incumbent) Orville Wagner 1,690 8.10 (incumbent) Walter P. Keryluk 1,645 7.89 Irvine Ferris 1,348 6.50 (incumbent)Dave Quinn 1,326 6.36 Bill Hamilton 1,253 5.96 B.J. Fox 1,198 5.74 Jack McLean 1,007 4.83 Rick Deleau 944 4.53 (incumbent) Perry Robinson 924 4.43 Jim McDonald 849 4.07 Ian MacKenzie 780 3.74 Lou Lapointe 750 3.56 Florence Straume 678 3.25 Matthew Gray 599 2.87 Peter Vandemeulen 599 2.87 Ron White 346 1.66 Larry Spence 289 1.39 Rodney Slater 243 1.16 Total valid votes 20,859 100.00 Selkirk Candidate Vote %David K. Bell (X) 1,736 52.7Darlene Swiderski 1,323 40.2Linda Rosky-Rosser 232 7.0 + 2006 Selkirk municipal election, Councillors (six elected) Candidate Total votes % of total votes Larry Johannson 2,361 16.31 (incumbent)Pat Pruden 1,913 13.22 (incumbent)Duane Nicol 1,693 11.70 Connie Rapko 1,674 11.57 (incumbent)Marlene Cook 1,656 11.44 (incumbent)John Buffie 1,577 10.90 (incumbent)Chris Pawley 1,513 10.45 William E. Flett 1,108 7.66 Pat Cordner 979 6.76 Total valid votes 14,474 100.00 Electors could votes for six candidates. Percentages are determined in relation to the total number of votes. Source: City of SelkirkJanuary 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , website accessed 31 August 2007. Patricia Pruden was an LPN for 31 years at the Selkirk & District General Hospital, before her retirement in 2003. She was first elected to the Selkirk City Council in 2002, and was appointed to the Interlake Regional Health Authority in 2004.Interlake Regional Health Authority - Board of Directors https://web.archive.org/web/20040104015614/http://www.irha.mb.ca/board_members.htm 2004-01-04 , accessed 31 August 2007. She was re-elected in 2006. Steinbach + 2006 Steinbach municipal election, Councillors (six elected) Candidate VoteJac Siemens 2,387Art Rempel 1,974Michael Zwaagstra 1,773Abe Hiebert 1,721Elbert Toews 1,513Roy Enns 1,484 These are the elected officials only, information at time of addition was limited to the 6 elected councilors.http://www.steinbachonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1501&Itemid=232 Steinbach Has New Mayor And Some New School Trustees Steinbach Online October 26, 2006 2010-08-30 Winnipeg 2006 Winnipeg municipal election Mayoral race Candidate Vote %Sam Katz (X) 104,379 61.6Marianne Cerilli 38,227 22.6Kaj Hasselriis 22,401 13.2Ron Pollock 4,444 2.6 City council Elected councillors Ward ElectedCharleswood-Tuxedo Bill Clement (X)St. Charles Grant Nordman (X)St. James-Brooklands Scott FieldingDaniel McIntyre Harvey Smith (X)Fort Rouge-East Fort Garry Jenny Gerbasi (X)River Heights-Fort Garry Brenda LeipsicElmwood-East Kildonan Lillian Thomas (X)North Kildonan Jeff BrowatyTranscona Russ Wyatt (X)Mynarski Harry Lazarenko (X)Old Kildonan Mike O'Shaughnessy (X)Point Douglas Mike Pagtakhan (X)St. Boniface Daniel VandalSt. Norbert Justin Swandel (X)St. Vital Gord Steeves (X) Mayoral races across the province Dauphin Candidate Vote %Alex Paul 1320 52.5Brian Chita 1192 47.5 East St. Paul (Race for reeve) Candidate Vote %Lawrence Morris 2,145 65.1Dave F. Gera 1,148 34.9 Flin Flon Candidate Vote %Tom Therien Elected Lyle Borgstrom Robin James Tricia Mymko Hanover (For reeve) Candidate Vote %Stan Toews 1,229 47.2Neil Warkentin 1,197 46.0Bruce Taggart 178 6.8 Macdonald (Race for reeve) Candidate Vote %Rodney Burns (X) ACCLAIMED Morden Candidate Vote %Doug Wilson 1,337 55.8John B. Wiens (X) 1,061 44.2 RM of Portage la Parairie (Race for reeve) Candidate Vote %Toby Trimble ACCLAIMED Rockwood (Race for reeve) Candidate Vote %Garnet Thievin (X) ACCLAIMED Springfield (for reeve) Candidate Vote %Peter Skrupski Elected John Holland (X) Garry Brown Don Matheson Doug Shaver Stanley (Race for reeve) Candidate Vote %Art Petkau Elected Jack Peters St. Clements (for reeve) Candidate Vote %Steve Strang Elected Kenneth L. Thomas Steinbach Candidate Vote %Chris Goertzen 2,426 69.9Dwight Reimer 1,043 30.1 St. Andrews (for reeve) Candidate Vote %Don Forfar (X) 1,653 56.6Martin Zelych 1,270 43.4 Taché (for reeve) Candidate Vote %William Danylchuk (X) Elected Georges Bohémier The Pas Candidate Vote %Herb Jaques Elected Grant Buchanan Thompson Candidate Vote %Tim Johnston 1,545 Bob Desjarlais 1,106 Ron Matechuk 881 Leo Landers 431 Winkler Candidate Vote %Martin Harder 67.3Walter Siemens 20.4Dave Penner 12.1 Footnotes External links Association of Manitoba Municipalities - Election 2006 Category:2006 elections in Canada Category:Municipal elections in Manitoba Category:2006 in Manitoba Category:October 2006 in Canada Category:October 2006 elections