Pincher Creek Town and MD councils swear in, hold organizational meetings

Town and MD council swearing in ceremonies  (photos:Brooklyn Glavin, C. Davis)

Chris Davis - The new councils for the Town of Pincher Creek and the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 held swearing in ceremonies followed by organizational meetings on October 23 and 24 respectively. The Town swearing in ceremony was fairly elaborate.  A sizable crowd of citizens was in attendance.  The new council was introduced by CAO Laurie Wilgosh and then led into the council chamber by bagpiper Alec Chisholm.  That was followed by the singing of O Canada, and then the council was sworn in by Bylaw Enforcement Officer Gordon Pitt.  Wilgosh read a Charge to the Mayor. Mayor Anderberg read a Charge to the Councillors and a Charge to Citizens and Supporters.  An intermission provided a chance to eat and mingle before the organizational meeting.  The MD's swearing in ceremony was simpler, with CAO Wendy Kay swearing in the council in front of a small crowd of citizens, before proceeding with the organizational meeting. Upon being elected Reeve, Quentin Stevick gave a short speech and proceeded to chair the rest of the meeting.

Pincher Creek Town Council: Wayne Elliott, Brian McGillivray, Mark Barber, Mayor Don Anderberg, Scott Korbett, Sussanne O'Rourke, Lorn Jackson

(Brooklyn Glavin photo)

Thank you from Returning Officer Lou Burnham

Town of Pincher Creek Returning Officer Lou Burnham - Once again the Municipal Election is over. The residents of the Town of Pincher Creek has chosen a new team to go forward. Thank you to all those people who put their names forward.

Town of Pincher Creek election results declared official

Town of Pincher Creek Returning Officer Lou Burnham today declared the results of the October 16, 2017 election to be official, as follows:

Mayor votes

Don Anderberg 702 elected

Diane Gray 329

Councillor

Wayne Elliott 844 elected

Scott Korbett 804 elected

Mark Barber 787 elected

Lorne Jackson 765 elected

Brian McGillivray 682 elected

Sussanne O’Rourke 423 elected

Douglas Thornton 338

Tim Blake 316

Town of Pincher Creek recount: Anderberg still Mayor

Chris Davis - A recount of the ballots for Mayor in the Town of Pincher Creek election was conducted this morning.  The results: Don Anderberg 702 (compared to 701 in the original count) and Dianne Gray 329 (compared to 330 in the original count).  All numbers are 'unofficial' at this time.  Gray asked for the recount (click here for that story).

Town CAO Laurie Wilgosh and Returning Officer Lou Burnham signed the below letter that responds to questions asked by Gray in her request for the recount.

Congratulations to all those recently elected from MLA Pat Stier

Town of Pincher Creek election: Recount planned for Mayor position

Update: The recount has now concluded, confirming (unofficially) Don Anderberg as Mayor.  Click here for that story.

Chris Davis - Town of Pincher Creek Mayoral candidate Dianne Gray has requested a recount of the votes for Mayor tabulated on October 16. According to an email to Gray from Returning Officer Lou Burnham, there will be a recount for Mayor on October 18 at 8:00 am in the Town of Pincher Creek council chambers.

Town of Pincher Creek Election 2017 results

Unoffical results.

Town of Pincher Creek: Higher number posted earlier tonight were incorrect, the below has been verified. 

Mayoral Candidates
Anderberg, Don: 702 - Elected
Gray, Dianne: 229

Note: The above numbers for the Mayoral race have been slightly modified due to a recount on October 18.  Click here for that story.

Councillor Candidates
Barber, Mark: 787 - Elected
Elliott, Wayne: 844 - Elected
Jackson, Lorne: 765 - Elected
Korbett, Scott: 804 - Elected
McGillivray, Brian: 682 - Elected
O'Rourke, Sussanne: 423 - Elected

Blake, Tim: 316

Thornton, Douglas: 338

Source

M.D. of Pincher Creek Election 2017 results

Unofficial Results of Municipal Election for MD of Pincher Creek No. 9

Division 1
Stevick, Quentin - Acclaimed

Division 2
Lemire, Rick: 95 - Elected

Schoening, Fred: 61

Division 3

Everts, Bev: 112 - Elected

Judd, Tom: 61

Marchuk, Garry: 67

Division 4

Hammond, Brian – Acclaimed

Division 5

Yagos, Terry: 144 - Elected

Olsen, Ernie: 69

Town of Pincher Creek Mayor Don Anderberg's victory speech

Chris Davis -  Re-elected Pincher Creek Mayor Don Anderberg gave the above speech at an election evening party hosted at Salvage Solutions, introduced by MD of Pincher Creek Division 3 Councillor-elect Bev Everts.  Anderberg defeated contender Dianne Gray by 701 votes to 333 votes respectively (results currently unofficial).

Here also are some photos of the election evening party (and one from the MD council chambers after results were announced there):

^ Among the elected and acclaimed: Bev Everts (MD Division 3), Brian McGillivray (Town Council), Scott Korbett (Town Council), Town Mayor Don Anderberg, Susanne O'Rourke (Town Council), Mark Barber (Town Council), Quentin Stevick (MD Division 1)

Livingstone Range School Division 2017 election results

Unofficial results for Livingstone Range School Division No. 68 trustees:                                       

Ward 1 (Nanton, Stavely, Claresholm, Granum)

McKee, John (incumbent): 1320 - Elected 

Toone, Brad (incumbent): 1098 - Elected 

Vanderfluit, Jacqui: 803

Swanson, Jaye: 573

Ward 2 (CNP, Lundbreck, Cowley)

Long, Gregory Alan: 841 - Elected

Yagos, Clara (incumbent): 702 - Elected

Stevens, Kristy (incumbent: 520

Ward 3 (Fort Macleod, Pincher Creek)

Hodges, Lori (incumbent): 1087 - Elected 

Poytress, Lacey Lynn: 1009 - Elected 

Burdett, (Jim) James W.: 867 - Elected 

Stano, Terri: 628

Source

2017 candidates forum at Matthew Halton High School

Chris Davis - Grades 8 and 12 Matthew Halton students hosted a candidates forum for Town of Pincher Creek election candidates on Friday morning, October 13.  Participating candidates included Don Anderberg (incumbent Mayor), Dianne Gray (mayoral candidate), and council candidates Tim Blake, Scott Korbett, Brian McGillivray, and Douglas Thornton (incumbent).  Over the course of an hour the candidates addresses student questions about privatized and universal healthcare, college tuition affordability, free market capitalism, areas of improvement for Pincher Creek, global warming, and the legalization of marijuana.

Letter: 2017- We can do better this time

Ianthe Goodfellow - Municipal Affairs records show that in the Town of Pincher Creek less than one third of our eligible voters cast their vote on October 21st, 2013. Of 2,804 eligible voters only 876 voted. Lets do better this time- please vote on Election Day - Monday, October 16th.

Related:

• Town of Pincher Creek Notice of Election and Requirements
• MD of Pincher Creek Notice of Election and Voting Instructions

2017 Lundbreck candidates forum

Videos: Opening and closing statements and the question and answer session with MD of Pincher Creek Division 5 council candidates Ernie Olsen and Terry Yagos (incumbent) and Livingstone Range School Division Ward 2 incumbent candidates Clara Yagos and Christy Stevens at the October 11 candidates forum at Lundbreck Hall. LRSD Ward 2 candidate Gregory Alan Long was not present.  The forum was moderated by Kevin Finn.

MD of Pincher Creek Division 5 incumbent candidate Terry Yagos:

MD of Pincher Creek Division 5 candidate Ernie Olsen:

LRSD Ward 2 candidates Christy Stevens and Clara Yagos:

Question and Answer session:

MD of Pincher Creek 2017 Candidates Forum - Q&A

Videos from the questions and answers section of the October 5 MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 2017 Election Candidates Forum, moderated by David Green, volunteering to work at the invitation of SASCI to facilitate the Pincher Creek and District Chamber of Commerce sponsored event.

MD of Pincher Creek 2017 Candidates Forum - The candidates

Videos from the October 5 MD of Pincher Creek No. 9 2017 Election Candidates Forum, moderated by David Green, volunteering at the invitation of SASCI to facilitate the Pincher Creek and District Chamber of Commerce sponsored event. The candidate videos are presented in the order the Division each represents, with the exception of the first video, which is a compilation of wrap-up statements by the candidates at the forum's finale, in order of presentation.

All candidates (wrap-up statements):

Candidates announced for area elections

Updated October 6, 2017

Election Day is October 16, 2017 for the MD and Town of Pincher Creek.  Advance polling for both municipalities will be held on October 11, 2017.

Letter: Town Council transparency questioned

Jonathan Skrimshire - As a citizen concerned with questions of transparency in government, I concur with letter writer Cheryl Handford's remarks regarding Pincher Creek Town Council's excessive use of in camera meetings.

This past spring, I had occasion to look into the question of Council's handling of in camera discussions in some detail. My review of meeting minutes revealed that over the five month period from January 1 through May 31, 2017, Council spent 46.5% of its regular Council meeting time in deliberations closed to the public. When meetings of the Committee of the Whole were added to the calculation, that figure jumped to 53.5%. In total, over the time period in question, Council spent 27 hours 39 minutes in open public session and 31 hours 50 minutes behind closed doors.

M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9 residents: Meet your candidates

Updated with additional information October 5.

Toni Lucas - Election Day is October 16, 2017 for the M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9 and Town of Pincher Creek. Advance polling for both municipalities will be held on October 11, 2017.

Two Divisions in the M.D. have been acclaimed: Division 1 will be represented again by Quentin Stevick and Division 4 will be represented again by Brian Hammond. This leaves three Divisions that will be going to the polling stations.

Division 2 candidates: Rick Lemire and Fred Schoening (incumbent).
Division 3 candidates: Bev Everts, Tom Judd and Garry Marchuk (incumbent).
Division 5 candidates: Ernie Olsen and Terry Yagos (incumbent).

We asked all the candidates to supply us with a brief synopsis of their platforms and qualifications. We've received responses from several candidates, published below, with the exception of those acclaimed and Fred Schoening, Tom Judd, and Garry Marchuk.

Letter: Town Council concerns

Cheryl Handford (revised) - Our Town election is just around the corner and I am encouraging everyone to get out and vote! Some change may be in order. The current council of the Town have not shown to be very transparent, for example since the August 2nd Committee of the Whole and Council meetings, 7 in total, there were 52 new items of business and of these 23 went in-camera! The public of this community vote and put their trust in these people and why all this need for secrecy? The Town does not list an organization chart on the website and sends out graphs listing only percentages and no dollar amounts with utility bills.

Town of Pincher Creek 2017 Candidates Forum - Q&A

Videos from the Questions and Answers segment of the September 27 Town of Pincher Creek 2017 Election Candidates Forum, moderated by David Green, volunteering at the invitation of SASCI to facilitate the Pincher Creek and District Chamber of Commerce sponsored event.

Deer and dogs: