ELECTION DAY – Polls now open across Northeast B.C.

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Today is voting day. The polls are now open for the municipal election across B.C. Polls will be open until 8 p.m.

For live results from the election, visit here: https://energeticcity.ca/2018-municipal-election-results/. Results will be shown once they are posted after 8 p.m. tonight.

In Fort St. John, there are 12 candidates vying to fill six seats on city council.

• Zone 1 – Cecil Lake, Goodlow and Clayhurst – poll at Cecil Lake Community Hall
• Zone 2 – Prespatou, Buick, Rose Prairie, Doig River First Nation, Blueberry River First Nation, North Pine, Montney and Wonowon – poll at Upper Pine School
• Zone 5 Rural Poll – Upper Halfway, Halfway River First Nation, Wonowon (west), Charlie Lake, Pink Mountain, and north of Mile 225 on the Alaska Highway – poll at Charlie Lake Elementary School
• Zone 5 – Residents of Fort St John – poll at the Royal Canadian Legion

Learn more about the candidates running in Fort St. John, by clicking here.

Candidates running for Fort St. John council in the 2018 municipal elections:

• Trevor Bolin (incumbent)
• Gord Klassen (incumbent)
• Larry Evans (incumbent)
• Bruce Christensen (incumbent)
• Byron Stewart (incumbent)
• Lilia Hansen (incumbent)
• Tony Zabinsky
• Justin Jones
• Chuck Fowler
• Jim Harris
• Gabor Harris
• Becky Grimsrud

Learn more about the two candidates running for Mayor in Taylor by clicking here.

District of Taylor council candidates in the 2018 municipal elections:

• Rob Fraser (Mayoral incumbent)
• Laura Prosko (Mayoral candidate)
• Betty Ponto (incumbent)
• Brent Taillefer (Incumbent)
• Dave Lueneberg (Incumbent)
• Sherry Davies
• Michelle Turnbull

School District Trustees running in the 2018 municipal elections.

Trustee Electoral Area 1:

• Melanie Edwards; Cecil Lake, BC
• Madeleine Lehmann; Cecil Lake, BC

Trustee Electoral Area 2:

• David Christie; Taylor, BC
• David Scott – Moncrieff; Fort St. John, BC

Trustee Electoral Area 3:

• Nicole Gillis; Hudson’s Hope, BC

Trustee Electoral Area 4:

• Ida Campbell; Taylor, BC

Trustee Electoral Area 5:

• Erin Evans; Fort St. John, BC
• Helen Norma Gilbert; Fort St. John, BC
• Darrell Pasichnyk; Fort St. John, BC
• Jeff Richert; Fort St. John, BC
• Bill Snow; Fort St. John, BC