Candidates named for Yukon municipal elections

The list of municipal election candidates for Yukon communities has been set, with some mayor and council seats uncontested, others hotly contested. The deadline for filing nomination papers was noon Thursday.

In Dawson City, Wayne Potoroka has been acclaimed to another term as mayor.

But in Whitehorse, it's a three-way race for mayor. Mandeep Sidhu and Wilf Carter are running to unseat Dan Curtis, who is seekingre-election.

Twenty-twopeople are running for the city's six council seats, some of whom rushed to meet today's nomination deadline. The candidatesare:

• Louis Gagnon
• Philippe Praprotnick
• Roslyn Woodcock
• Patrick Singh
• Cam Kos
• Micah Quinn
• Jens Nielsen
• George Arcand
• Rob Fendrick
• Jocelyn Curteanu
• Serge Michaud
• Dave Stockdale
• Peter Jickling
• Betty Irwin
• Helen Geisler
• Mike Travill
• Ken Giam
• Samson Hartland
• Dan Boyd
• Francine Thivierge
• Keith Ellert
• Garth Brown

Community races

In Dawson City, five people are running for council's four seats. They are:Driss Adrao, Stephen Johnson, Jay Farr, Kyla MacArthurand Bill Kendrick.

In Watson Lake, two people are running for mayor: Justin Brown and Thomas Slager. Current mayorRichard Durocher is not seeking re-election.

Nine people are running for Watson Lake's four council seats: Wilfred Hogue,Daman Werrun,Andrew Shannon,Stacy Bauer,Charlie Crane,Brenda Leach,Brian Lund,Cynthia Kearns andChristopher Irvin.

In Haines Junction,mayorMike Crawshayisseeking re-election, and is beingchallenged by the town's former C.A.O., Micheal Riseborough,who quit shortly into the last term.

Nine are running for council in Haines Junction:Thomas Eckervogt,Mike Evans, Jennifer McPhie, Bob Reich, Susan Smith, Bruce Sundbo, Evelyn Koh, Nataschaa Chatterton, andformermayor George Nassiopoulos who also quit in 2013, just days after Riseborough.

In Carmacks, Lee Bodie andRobertMayer are running for mayor, and12people are running for council:Pat McKenny, Morgan Douglas Alexander, Julie-Anne Abel, Helena Belanger, John Laughlin Jr., Doris Hansen, Kevin Unterschute, Calvin Charlie, Mike Vance, Tracy Burns, RobertPatles, andTara Wheeler.

In Mayo, Scott Bolton is seeking re-election as mayor, running againstKris Pavlovich. Sixare running for council:Richard (Dick) Ewing, Trevor Ellis, Ed Johnson, Nancy Hager, Joan Aird, and Blair Andre.

In Faro,Heather Campbell and Jack Bowers are running for mayor against theincumbent Deborah Carreau.Diana Rogerson, Lisa Snider, Kitty Sperling, Debra Edwards, Patrick McCracken, Ted Baker and MichelDupont are running for council.

In Teslin,Clara Jules has been acclaimed to another term asmayor and five people are running for four council seats:Trevor Sallis, Brad Stoneman, Denise Johnston, Gord Curran and Robin Smarch.

There are five wards in the hamlet of Mount Lorne, but only one will be contested. Four ward councillors have been acclaimed:Anne Gedrose for the Meadows, Bob Sharp for Cowley, Peter Carr for Kookatsoon, and Marie Anne Coderre for Robinson.Russ Knutson and Lisa Chevalier are both nominated in the Annie Lake ward.

Candidates have not yet been announced forthe hamlet ofIbex Valley, and the South Klondike-Carcross, Marsh Lake and Tagish advisory councils.

Candidates for all Yukon's municipal elections have until Monday to withdraw their names, so the final ballot lists won't be finalized until then. Electors also have until Saturday to challenge any nominations.

Update:Christine O'Connor was originally listed as a candidate for Whitehorse city council, but she laterwithdrew her name,before the list was made final.