There will be a new mayor in Chilliwack, and new faces around the council table and on Chilliwack school board.
Two-time former city councillor Ken Popove emerged the winner of a hotly contested race, beating incumbent mayor Sharon Gaetz and fellow councillor Sam Waddington to secure the win.
Dave Rowan and Brigida Crosbie followed a distant fourth and fifth respectively.
On council, incumbents Jason Lum, Chris Kloot and Sue Attrill retained their seats.
They’ll be joined by newcomers Bud Mercer, Jeff Shields and Harv Westeringh.
Unofficial Results:
Mayor:
1 POPOVE, Ken, 8,432
2 GAETZ, Sharon, 7,426
3 WADDINGTON, Sam, 6,988
4 ROWAN, Dave, 775
5 CROSBIE, Brigida, 409
Council:
LUM, Jason 15,604
KLOOT, Chris 13,298
MERCER, Bud 12,053
SHIELDS, Jeff 10,857
ATTRILL, Sue 10,113
WESTERINGH, Harv 8,745
DE JAEGER, Louis 7,931
CROSS, Terry 6,310
MACAHONIC, Patti 6,227
MATHIES, Sandy 5,677
SOUTAR, Debora 5,342
MORRY, Lisa 4,676
SMITH, Ken 3,386
HULL, Cameron 2,547