The municipal election voting is over, but there's still number crunching going on. And for officials in many parts of northwestern Ontario, the news is promising as the 2022 voter turnout was on the upswing compared to the last municipal election, unlike the provincial average rate, which dipped compared to 2018.
As newly elected mayors and councillors prepare to take office, women will be in key positions in communities across northern Ontario. Now, with election day behind them, they say its time to start putting their plans into action.
A lot of new faces will fill mayoral chairs across northwestern Ontario following Monday's municipal election. Some have a lot of experience in municipal politics, while others put their names forward for the first time. Here's a look at how things ended up.
Mrs. Virginia “Ginny” Jean Huovinen (nee Jackson), passed away at home on October 10, 2022. Ginny was born in Port Arthur, ON to Jean and Ron Jackson on August 9, 1950.