Two nominees for Carrot River’s mayoral by-election in March

Feb 21, 2020 | 3:00 PM

Two residents have thrown their hats in the race to become Carrot River’s mayor.

Acting Mayor Ila Boehm and Brock Irvine, a park maintenance worker at Pasquia Regional Park, will be the town’s two nominees in a mayoral by-election.

The byelection comes after former mayor Bob Gagne resigned on Nov. 14, 2019. Councillor Boehm was appointed as acting mayor on Nov. 20, with her term lasting until the byelection. The winner of the byelection will serve as Carrot River’s mayor until the 2020 Saskatchewan municipal elections on Nov. 9, 2020.

“It does seem like a short term, but it’s very clear in the Municipalities Act that since the resignation happened before Jan. 1, 2020, a byelection needs to be held,” Carrot River Town Administrator Kevin Trew told northeastNOW.

Council called for a by-election during a meeting in January.

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“If any of the sitting council members chose to run for mayor of Carrot River and were successful… the council seat would effectively become vacant,” Trew explained. “Council would have to decide whether they want to call a byelection to fill that seat.

“Council has stated if that happens, it’s within the rights under the Municipalities Act that they do not have to fill that position because there will be a general election held in November. On the other hand, if a sitting member of council puts their name forward to be mayor and they’re not successful in getting the office of mayor, they would revert to being a council member.”

In case of Acting Mayor Boehm, she would then become a council member until the end of her term in November 2020.

Voting for the mayoral by-election will take place at Carrot River Town Council Chambers on Main Street on Wednesday, March 25 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Advanced voting will take place at Carrot River Town Office on Friday, March 13 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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by Aaron Schulze

Two nominees for Carrot River’s mayoral by-election in March

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