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Municipal election candidate list finalized for Chilliwack

Nomination deadline was 4 p.m. Friday for city council, school board, Cultus Lake Park Board, FVRD
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City of Chilliwack Chief Election Officer Jacqueline Morgan read out the list of municipal election candidates after the paperwork filing deadline passed at 4 p.m. Friday (Sept. 9). The election takes place Oct. 15. (Eric J. Welsh/ Chilliwack Progress)

Showing a flair for the dramatic, Jason Lum was the last candidate to file paperwork for Chilliwack’s 2022 municipal election.

The nomination deadline for all candidates passed at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 and City of Chilliwack Chief Elections Officer Jacqueline Morgan formally announced the candidates minutes later at Chilliwack City Hall.

Lum joins a field of 12 vying for a seat on Chilliwack council. There are only two mayoral candidates, incumbent Ken Popove and challenger Ian Carmichael.

The school board election includes 15 candidates.

Votes will be held in Chilliwack for city council, school district 33, the Cultus Lake Park Board, and Fraser Valley Regional District Areas D, E, and H.

READ MORE: Chilliwack election stories 2022

The full list of candidates appears below in alphabetical order by first name.

Mayor (2):

Ian Carmichael

Ken Popove (incumbent)

City council (12):

Amber Price

Brent Bowker

Bud Mercer (incumbent)

Chris Kloot (incumbent)

Craig Hill

Debora Soutar

Harv Westeringh (incumbent)

Jared Mumford

Jason Lum (incumbent)

Jeff Shields (incumbent)

Mike McLatchy

Nicole Huitema Read

School District 33 (15):

Barry Neufeld (incumbent)

Brian VanGarderen

Carin Bondar (incumbent)

Darrell Furgason (incumbent)

Darren Ollinger

David Swankey (incumbent)

Elliott Friesen

Greg Nelmes

Heather Maahs (incumbent)

Kaethe Jones

Lewis Point

Margaret Reid

Richard Procee

Teri Westerby

Willow Reichelt (incumbent)

Cultus Lake Park Board (2 voted on by Chilliwack residents, 3 by Cultus residents):

• City of Chilliwack

Darcy Bauer (incumbent)

Kirk Dzamen (incumbent)

• Cultus Lake

Casey Smit (incumbent)

Christy Ovens

Cory D. Pickering

Erika K. Jartved

John A. Beesley

Larry Payeur (incumbent)

Tom G. Moul

FVRD:

• Area D (Popkum/Bridal Falls)

Bill Dickey (incumbent)

• Area E (Chilliwack River Valley)

Patti MacAhonic

• Area H (Columbia Valley/Cultus Lake/Lindell Beach)

Taryn Dixon (incumbent)

• • • • • • •

The campaign period begins on the 28th day before general voting day and ends at general voting day. Candidate and third party expense limits apply during this period.

That period runs Sept. 17, 2022 to Oct. 15, 2022.

Mail-in voting packages are now available at city hall.

Areas D, E and H of the Fraser Valley Regional District may apply for a mail ballot package to vote for School District No. 33 Trustee through the City of Chilliwack website.

To request a package you will need to go online to complete the online request process at www.chilliwack.com. If you require assistance, call the City’s Corporate Services Department at 604-793-2986. Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. is the deadline to request a mail-in package. They must be dropped off at city hall and they will not be accepted at polling stations.


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