HOWICK – While Reeve Doug Hargrave er was acclaimed to his position with Howick council, there was still races for the deputy reeve position and three councillors.
The unofficial results have Shelly Miller-Cameron named deputy reeve and Evan Zinn, Ben Blackmore and Kevin Doig as council members.
Miller-Cameron edged out Marvin Grimes with 576 (52 per cent) to Grimes’ 532 (48 per cent). Zinn had the most votes for council with 667 (20.8 per cent), Blackmore came second with 565 (17.6 per cent) and Doig was third with 555 (17.3 per cent). The remaining candidates included Rod MacEwen with 531 (16.6 per cent); Rosemary Rognvaldson with 364 (11.4 per cent) Evan Renwick with 294 (9.2 per cent); Matthew Van Ankum with 136 (4.2 per cent); Mike Nichols with 59 (1.8 per cent); and Mike Starenky with 33 (one per cent).
Of the 3,397 eligible voters, 1,166 voted (34.3 per cent) with seven declining their ballot entirely. Fifty-one voters abstained from the deputy reeve vote while four abstained from the council vote.
