There are officially candidates for every position in the upcoming Timmins election.
John Curley is seeking re-election in Ward 4 (Porcupine/Connaught) and Bill Gvozdanovic is looking for another term at the council table representing Ward 3 (Schumacher).
A longtime councillor, Curley has represented Ward 2 (South Porcupine) for most of his political career and was elected to the neighbouring Ward 4 in 2018. For the 2022 campaign, he considered running for mayor.
"I’ve had a lot of support, lots of phone calls, a lot of people ready to donate and put their time into this, but I understand there’s another candidate that’s going to be running. So rather than three people running, I thought it was best if I stepped back,” he said.
Curley is turning 69 later this month and retired in 2010.
“I enjoy this … I enjoy being a councillor, I enjoy getting things done, I enjoy speaking on behalf of the residents,” he said.
Gvozdanovic has represented Schumacher in the past.
He last ran for council in 2014, when Joe Campbell won the Ward 3 seat. Campbell has not yet filed papers for the October election.
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In Timmins, there are nine seats at the table. The mayor is elected at large, with everyone getting to cast a ballot.
One councillor is elected for Ward 1 (Mountjoy), Ward 2 (South Porcupine), Ward 3 (Schumacher) and Ward 4 (Porcupine), and Ward 5 is represented by four councillors. You can look at the ward maps here.
The last day to register as a candidate is Aug. 19. The municipal election is on Oct. 24.
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The unofficial list of candidates as of noon today (Aug. 10) is:
Ward 1: Rock Whissell (incumbent
Ward 2: Mickey Auger (incumbent), Marcus Niebler
Ward 3: Bill Gvozdanovic
Ward 4: John Curley (incumbent)
Ward 5: Cory Robin (incumbent), Neil David Siblall, Ed "Edge" Stecewicz
Mayor: Michelle Boileau
English public school board trustee: Mark Clemence, Bob Brush, Stephen Meunier
English separate school board trustee: Colleen Landers, Ron MacInnis, Paula Del Guidice, Fred Salvador, Glenn Sheculski
French public school board trustee: Liliane Francis, Nicole Arcand
French separate school board trustee: Langis Dion, Paul St-Jean, Denis Belanger
