SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN - There will be elections in a number of southeast Saskatchewan rural municipalities this fall.
The four-year terms for reeve, and councillors for Divisions 1, 3 and 5, will be decided in elections on Nov. 13. Councillors for Divisions 2, 4 and 6 will be elected in 2026.
One of the busiest locations in the southeast will be the RM of Tecumseh No. 65. There are three candidates for reeve: Christy Goudy, Jerry Wilkes and Zandra Slater.
In Division 1, Guy Russell and Mike Picard are up for councillor, and in Division 5, Tanya Dubois and Richard Bowes are the candidates.
George Ingram (Division 3) was acclaimed.
Also busy is the RM of Coalfields No. 4, where three candidates, Ken Hesketh, Arnie Jahn and Richard Tessier, have filed papers for reeve. Heath Brokenshire and Bruce Craig filed papers to be the councillor of Division 1.
Jody Dukart (Division 3) and Dalan Wheeler (Division 5) were acclaimed as councillors.
There will be an election for reeve in the RM of Argyle No. 1, with George Howden and John Rickman challenging for the role. Larry Redpath (Division 1), Krystyn Gillies (Division 3) and Sheldon Jeffrey (Division 5) have been acclaimed as councillors.
In the RM of Mount Pleasant No. 2, Terry MacFarlane and Rebecca Scott filed nomination papers for Division 3 councillor. Chad Baglole was acclaimed as reeve, and Clinton Taylor (Division 1) and Clint Paton (Division 5) were acclaimed as councillors.
In the RM of Enniskillen No. 3, an election will occur for Division 1 councillor, with Tyler Fitzpatrick, Yvonne Douglas and Leslie Logue as the candidates. Trevor Walls was acclaimed as reeve, while Richard Ryan Nielsen (Division 3) and Rae Wright (Division 5) were acclaimed as councillors.
In the RM of Storthoaks No. 31, Ivan Moreau and Bernard Poirier are the candidates for division 5 councillor. Brian Chicoine was the lone candidate for reeve, and acclaimed councillors are Valbert Rekken (Division 1) and Dell Real (Division 5).
In the RM of Moose Mountain No. 63, Jessica Shirley and Jack Wilson are the candidates for Division 5 councillor. Kelly Brimner (reeve), Donald Boutin (Division 1) and Bryton Cann (Division 3) were acclaimed.
In the RM of Brock No. 64, Douglas Ilchuk and Gregory Johnston filed papers to be the councillor for Division 5. Larry Gordon (reeve) and Lucas Hislop (Division 1) were acclaimed. Nobody filed papers for Division 3 during the first or second call for nominations, so a byelection will happen at a later date to fill the vacancy.
All candidates were acclaimed in the following RMs:
Estevan No. 5: Jason LeBlanc (reeve), Suzanne McNabb (Division 1), Kevin Daoust (Division 3) and Ramona Dukart (Division 5).
Cambria No. 6: Darwin Daae (reeve), Justin Lievaart (Division 1), Pauline Ziehl Grimsrud (Division 3) and Andrew Wurtz (Division 5).
Souris Valley No. 7: Glenn Walkeden (reeve), Jason Durr (Division 1), Kevin Skjerdal (Division 3) and Garry Kurtz (Division 5).
Reciprocity No. 32: Steven Bendtsen (reeve), Roy Annetts (Division 1), Cheryl Harrison (Division 3) and Louis Gervais (Division 5).
Moose Creek No. 33: Kelvin Luedtke (reeve), Jeremy Nielsen (Division 1), Kim Dietze (Division 3) and Edward Brown (Division 5).
Browning No. 34: Pius Loustel (reeve), Richard Brokop (Division 1) and Brian Fornwald (Division 5). Two calls for nominations were issued for Division 3, but neither yielded a candidate. A byelection will be called to fill the vacancy at a later date.
Benson No. 35: Kenneth Wallewein (reeve), Jason Black (Division 1), Dwight Monteyne (Division 3) and Cordell Janssen (Division 5).
Cymri No. 36: Brad Eggum (reeve), Greg Wallin (Division 1), Aaron Toles (Division 3) and William Gill (Division 5).
Antler No. 61: Bernard Bauche (reeve), Edmond Aime (Division 1), Thomas Bastable (Division 3), Jordan Moore (Division 5) and Bryan Gervais (Division 6).
