2010 Rainy River District municipal elections

Municipal elections, Ontario September 2023 Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Rainy River District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Alberton Alberton was one of three municipalities in the region which held no council elections as the entire incumbent council was acclaimed back into office."Emo, La Vallee elect new leaders" https://web.archive.org/web/20101029082031/http://fftimes.com/node/237659 2010-10-29 . Fort Frances Times Online, October 26, 2010. The council will consist of reeve Michael Hammond and councillors Barb Cournoyer, Doug Mitchell, Peter Spuzak and Mike Ford."Many candidates file at the last minute for municipal elections". Rainy River Record, September 14, 2010. Reeve Candidate Vote %Michael Hammond (X) Acclaimed Atikokan Incumbent mayor Dennis Brown was re-elected in Atikokan."Former mayor leads vote for Sioux Narrows Nestor Falls council" https://web.archive.org/web/20101126092514/http://kenoradailyminerandnews.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2817460 2010-11-26 . Kenora Daily Miner, October 26, 2010. Jerry Duhamel, Bud Dickson, Bob Gosselin, Mary Makarenko, Marjorie Lambkin and Marlene Davidson were elected to council. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Dennis Brown (X) 867 80.13 Robert Davidson 215 19.87 Chapple Incumbent reeve Peter Van Heyst was acclaimed back into office in Chapple."2010 municipal election results". Rainy River Record, October 26, 2010. Councillors Ken Wilson, Rilla Race and James Gibson were also acclaimed; the township's only contested council seat was in Ward 4, where Rick Neilson defeated Murray Gerula. Reeve Candidate Vote % Peter Van Heyst (X) Acclaimed Dawson Eltjo Wiersema was acclaimed as reeve of Dawson. Brenda Jodoin, Aime Desaulniers, Bennett Drennan and Archie Wiersema were elected to council. Reeve Candidate Vote % Eltjo Wiersema Acclaimed Emo Vincent Sheppard defeated incumbent mayor Ed Carlson in Emo. Robert Simmons, Vernon Thompson, Anthony Leek and Gary Judson were elected to council. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Vincent Sheppard 309 58.19 Ed Carlson (X) 222 41.81 Fort Frances Fort Frances was one of three municipalities in the region which held no council elections as the entire incumbent council was acclaimed back into office. The council will consist of mayor Roy Avis and councillors John Albanese, Andrew Hallikas, Ken Perry, Paul Ryan, Sharon Tibbs and Rick Wiedenhoeft. Mayoral Candidate Vote %Roy Avis (X) Acclaimed La Vallee Ross Donaldson was elected reeve in La Vallee. Dennis Allen, Jim Belluz, Freeda Carmody and Darcy Robson were elected to council. Reeve Candidate Vote % Ross Donaldson 177 58.22 Kenneth McKinnon 127 41.78 Lake of the Woods Incumbent reeve Valerie Pizey was re-elected in Lake of the Woods. Colleen Fadden, Glenn Anderson and Bill Lundgren were declared elected to council on election night, while candidates Nancy Gate and JoAnn Moen tied for the remaining seat. A recount confirmed the tie, so the candidates' names were placed in a hat; Moen won the draw."JoAnn Moen gets fourth council seat for LoW". Rainy River Record, November 2, 2010. Reeve Candidate Vote % Valerie Pizey (X) 254 69.59 Gerald Fisk 111 30.41 Morley Morley was one of three municipalities in the region which held no council elections as the incumbent council was acclaimed back into office. Moe Henry, George Heyens, Maury Nielson and Bill Romyn will serve on council."No one files for Reeve in Morley Township: New council can appoint one". Rainy River Record, September 21, 2010. There were no nominations submitted for the position of reeve; the new council will have to decide whether to appoint one or to schedule a by-election. Rainy River Incumbent mayor Deborah Ewald was acclaimed back into office in Rainy River. Larry Armstrong, Ashley Stamler, Brent Anderson and Gord Armstrong were elected to council. Mayoral Candidate Vote % Deborah Ewald (X) Acclaimed References 2 Category:2010 Ontario municipal elections Category:Rainy River District