Cochrane District municipal elections, 2010

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Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Cochrane District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Cochrane District District in Ontario, Canada

Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.

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Ontario is one of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and is located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province accounting for 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province in total area. Ontario is fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is also Ontario's provincial capital.

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Black River-Matheson

Incumbent mayor Mike Milinkovich was narrowly re-elected in Black River-Matheson, winning just 22 votes more than challenger Joanne Barber in a race that was very nearly an even three-way split. [1] Five of the township's six councillors, Willie Dubien, Darrell Pettefer, Jerry Cashmore, Bob Renaud and Gisele Desmarais, won by acclamation; André Gadoury won over Charmaine Moffat to take the only contested council seat. [1]

Black River-Matheson Township in Ontario, Canada

Black River-Matheson is a township in the Cochrane District of the Canadian province of Ontario. The municipality is astride the Black River, for which it is partly named. The Matheson railway station was serviced by the Northlander until 2012.

An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts as in ancient Rome.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Mike Milinkovich (X) 387 36.75
Joanne Barber 365 34.66
Diane Pearson 301 28.58
Ward 6 Candidate Vote %
André Gadoury 114 70.81
Charmaine Moffat 47 29.19

Cochrane

Peter Politis was elected mayor of Cochrane. [2] Jane Skidmore-Fox, Robert Hutchinson, Darryl Owens, Gilles Chartrand, Bob Bawtinhimer and Christina Farquhar-Leigh were elected to council. [2]

Cochrane, Ontario Town in Ontario, Canada

Cochrane is a town in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is located east of Kapuskasing, northeast of Timmins, south of Moosonee, and north of Iroquois Falls. It is about a one-hour drive from Timmins, the major city of the region. It is the seat of Cochrane District. The town's population is made up of about half anglophone and half francophone residents.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Peter Politis 850
Ray Brisson 619
Jean-Paul Lajeunesse 298
Helmut Ucke 268
Gunny Hotte 85

Fauquier-Strickland

There were no council elections in Fauquier-Strickland, as the entire council, consisting of mayor Madeleine Tremblay and councillors Gilles Fortin, Gilles Pineault, Roger Brunet and Sylvie Albert, won by acclamation. [3]

Fauquier-Strickland Township in Ontario, Canada

Fauquier-Strickland is a township municipality in Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. The three main communities in the township are Fauquier, Strickland, and Gregoires Mill. All are located along Ontario Highway 11 between the community of Departure Lake to the east and the municipality of Moonbeam to the west.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Madeleine Tremblay (X) Acclaimed

Hearst

Incumbent mayor Roger Sigouin was re-elected in Hearst. [4] Only two of the town's six incumbent councillors, André Rhéaume and Marc Dufresne, ran for re-election to their council seats; two councillors, Katrina Carrera and Marc Dupuis, challenged Sigouin in the mayoral race, and two incumbents did not seek re-election. [4] Both Rhéaume and Dufresne were re-elected to council, and will be joined by new councillors Jonathan Blier, Daniel Lemaire, Conrad Morin and Gaétan Longval. [5]

Hearst, Ontario Town in Ontario, Canada

Hearst is a town in the district of Cochrane, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Mattawishkwia River in Northern Ontario, approximately 92 kilometres (57 mi) west of Kapuskasing, approximately 935 kilometres (581 mi) north of Toronto and 520 kilometres (320 mi) east of Thunder Bay along Highway 11. At Hearst, Highway 583 extends northward to Lac-Sainte-Thérèse and southward to Jogues, Coppell and Mead.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Roger Sigouin (X) 1,616
Katrina Carrera 589
Marc Dupuis 231

Iroquois Falls

Incumbent mayor Gilles Forget was re-elected in Iroquois Falls. [6] Michael Shea, Tory Delaurier, Terry Boucher, Pat Britton, Gilbert Fournier and Yves Carrière were elected to council. [6]

Iroquois Falls Town in Ontario, Canada

Iroquois Falls is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,595 at the 2011 census.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Gilles Forget (X) 1,43967%
Jim Brown 55526%
Nick Kuzmich 1537%

Kapuskasing

Incumbent mayor Alan Spacek was acclaimed back into office in Kapuskasing. [7] Emilie Lemieux, David Plourde, Laurier Guillemette, Martin Credger, Martin Dinnissen and Yvon Guertin were elected to council. [8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Alan Spacek (X) Acclaimed

Mattice-Val Côté

Incumbent mayor Jean-Louis Brunet was acclaimed back into office in Mattice-Val Côté; [7] however, all of the town's incumbent councillors were defeated. [7] The new council will consist of Michel Brier, Nathalie Lamoreaux, Richard Lemay and Réjean Mitron. [8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Jean-Louis Brunet (X) Acclaimed

Moonbeam

Incumbent mayor Gilles Audet was re-elected in Moonbeam over challenger Henriette Lapointe. [7]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Gilles Audet (X) ~350 92
Henriette Lapointe ~40 8

Moosonee

Victor Mitchell defeated incumbent mayor Wayne Taipale in Moosonee. [9] Sandra Linklater, Pauline Sackaney, Bob Gravel and Arthur McComb were elected to council. [9]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Victor Mitchell 205
Wayne Taipale (x) 184
James R. Smoke 45

Opasatika

In Opasatika, challenger Françoise Lambert defeated incumbent mayor Donald Nolet by just two votes. [8] Linda Lallier, Linda Tremblay, Ghislain Doste and Aline Dallaire were elected to council. [8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Françoise Lambert ~88
Donald Nolet (X) ~86

Smooth Rock Falls

Incumbent mayor Michel Arsenault was returned by acclamation in Smooth Rock Falls. [7] However, almost all of the town's council will be newly elected; Daniel Alie, Gratien Bernier and Joanne Landry will join returning incumbent Sue Perras. [7]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Michel Arsenault Acclaimed

Timmins

Incumbent mayor Tom Laughren was re-elected in Timmins. [10]

Timmins City Council consists of eight councillors, who are elected to five wards. One councillor represents each of the rural neighbourhoods of Mountjoy, Schumacher, Porcupine and South Porcupine, while four at-large councillors represent the city's urban core.

In the council race, three of the four incumbent rural councillors were reelected; Ward 3 councillor Billy Gvozdanovic ran for re-election in the downtown ward, leaving an open seat in Schumacher. [11] The seat was won by Noella Rinaldo, who will be the only woman on the city council in the upcoming term. [11] Gvozdanovic was defeated in Ward 5, along with two of the ward's incumbent councillors; [11] one other incumbent, Denis Saudino, did not run for re-election. [11] Instead, the ward elected three new councillors, Todd Lever, Andrew Marks and Steven Black, along with incumbent councillor and former mayor Michael Doody. [11]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Tom Laughren (X) 10,530 89.62
Alan Manchester 1,220 10.38
Ward 1 Candidate Vote %
Gary Skripnick (X) 838 39.47
Veronica Farrell 756 35.61
Frank Pontarelli 529 24.92
Ward 2 Candidate Vote %
John Curley (X) 587 55.69
Mickey Auger 467 44.31
Ward 3 Candidate Vote %
Noella Rinaldo 469 63.98
Lou Battochio 165 22.51
Chad Portelance 52 7.09
Remi Villars 47 6.41
Ward 4 Candidate Vote %
Pat Bamford (X) 736 54.56
Norm Bolduc 613 45.44
Ward 5 Candidate Vote %
Todd Lever 3,864 19.07
Michael Doody (x) 3,601 17.77
Andrew Marks 2,894 14.28
Steven Black 2,758 13.61
Stephen Adams (x) 2,647 13.06
Jack Slattery (x) 2,294 11.32
Billy Gvozdanovic (x) 2,205 10.88

Val Rita-Harty

Incumbent mayor Laurier Bourgeois was acclaimed back into office in Val Rita-Harty. [7] Alain Tremblay, Allain Dandenault, Roger Lachance and Justin Murray were elected to council. [7]

Reeve Candidate Vote %
Laurier Bourgeois (X) Acclaimed

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  2. 1 2 "Public picks Politis". Timmins Daily Press , October 27, 2010.
  3. "Fauquier-Strickland Mayor and Council Acclaimed" [ permanent dead link ]. CKAP-FM, September 17, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Sigouin retains Hearst mayor's seat by a landslide". Northern Times, October 25, 2010.
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  6. 1 2 "Forget re-elected in Iroquois Falls". Timmins Daily Press , October 26, 2010.
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  8. 1 2 3 4 "Municipal Election 2010" Archived 2010-10-10 at the Wayback Machine .. CKAP-FM, October 25, 2010.
  9. 1 2 Results of Voting. Town of Moosonee, October 25, 2010.
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  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "Newcomer tops Ward 5". Timmins Daily Press , October 25, 2010.