Daajing Giids will be seeing a new leader with Lisa Pineault elected to mayor after receiving 156 votes.
Kris Olsen, incumbent mayor, came in a very close second with 151 votes and Leslie Johnson placed third with 120 votes.
“Thank you to all the people who came out and voted. We had an awesome group of people stepping up for the community and running,” Pineault stated.
All election results on Saturday remain considered unofficial – the official tallies will be released next week.
It appears the village of Daajing Giids will have an even mixture of returning and new councillors, with incumbents Ayla Pearson and Jesse Embree, as well as newcomers Alanah Mountifield and Jim LeMottee.
Pearson received the most votes at 294, followed by Mountifield (266 votes), Embree (262 votes) and LeMottee (228 votes).
“The new council looks like it will be a strong team, I’m looking forward to the next four years and the wonderful things we can do for our village. Thanks again for your support, our community is extraordinary,” Pineault stated.
Port Clements gets two new faces on council
Scott Cabianca was acclaimed as mayor of Port Clements after running unopposed.
Residents also chose to re-elect two incumbent village councillors, Kazamir Falconbridge and Brigid Cumming, and two new faces to the council table, Dennis Reindl and Wayne Nicol.
Falconbridge received the most votes at 78, followed by Dennis Reindl (75 votes), Wayne Nicol (71 votes) and Brigid Cumming (62 votes).
Voter turnout in both communities was lower than four years ago at the last municipal election.
Daajing Giids saw 432 vote of 790 eligible people (55 per cent) versus in 2018 when 411 people out of 667 eligible voters showed up (62 per cent).
Port Clements saw 102 of 272 eligible voters cast a ballot (38 per cent) versus 129 of 270 eligible voters in 2018 (48 per cent).
Daajing Giids
Mayoral candidates:
Lisa Pineault 156 votes
Kris Olsen (incumbent) 151 votes
Leslie Johnson 120 votes
Council candidates:
Ayla Pearson (incumbent) 294 votes
Alanah Mountifield 266 votes
Jesse Embree (incumbent) 262 votes
Jim LeMottee 228 votes
Kim Claggett 151 votes
Jennifer Parkins 127 votes
Connie Young 119 votes
Port Clements
Council candidates:
Kazamir Falconbridge (incumbent) 78 votes
Dennis Reindl 75 votes
Wayne Nicol 71 votes
Brigid Cumming (incumbent) 62 votes
Kyle May 40 votes
Kaitlyn Bailey | Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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