Less than two weeks for candidates to register for municipal election

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EAST WINNIPEG

Civic election candidate deadline looms

With the 2022 City of Winnipeg municipal and school boards election scheduled for Wed., Oct. 26, the race for mayor is heating up, and a number of candidates for council have registered since June 30.

As of Sept. 8, Idris Ademuyiwa Adelakun, Rana Bokhari, Christopher Clacio, Vincent Gabriele, Scott Gillingham, Kevin Klein, Shaun Loney, Robert-Falcon Ouellette, Jennifer Motkaluk, Glen Murray, Jessica Peebles, Rick Shone, Govind Thawani, Desmond Thomas, and Don Woodstock were all registered as candidates for mayor.

As of Sept. 8, registered candidates in the Oct. 26 city council elections were as follows (listed by ward):

Elmwood-East Kildonan: Ryan Kochie, Jason Schreyer (incumbent).

North Kildonan: Jeff Browaty (incumbent).

St. Boniface: Matt Allard (incumbent), Nicholas Douklias.

St. Norbert-Seine River: Markus Chambers (incumbent).

St. Vital: Derrick Dujlovic, Brian Mayes (incumbent), Baljeet Sharma.

Transcona: Steve Lipischak, Shawn Nason (incumbent), Russ Wyatt.

The deadline for registration is Tues., Sept. 20 at 4:30 p.m. A list of requirements can be found in the city’s campaign expenses and contributions guide. Candidates must register prior to soliciting or collecting any campaign funding, expending any funds on their campaign (such as advertising), or borrowing funds.

More information is available by visiting winnipeg.ca/election2022 or by contacting 311.

In East St. Paul, mayor Shelley Hart announced earlier this year she would not seek re-election. Candidates for mayor and council have until Tues., Sept. 20 to register.

— Staff