SOUTHEAST SASK. — A number of rural municipalities in the southeast will hold elections this fall to determine councillors, while other RM councillors were decided by acclamation.
In the RM of Coalfields, there will be an election in Division 6 between Terry Sernick and Bruce Craig. Elected by acclamation were Brett MacKenzie in Division 2 and Travis Johnson in Division 4.
There will not be an election in the RM of Cambria. Acclaimed were Don Hurren in Division 2, Justin Marcotte in Division 4 and Stephen Terrett in Division 6.
In the RM of Souris Valley, there will be an election in Division 2 between Kevin Lohse and Kelly Ashworth. Shaun Stroeder was elected by acclamation in Division 4 and Merv Hutt has been acclaimed in Division 6.
Nobody has stepped forward to run for Divisions 4 and 6 in the RM of Browning after two calls for nominations. Those will be decided in by-elections. Blake Fornwald has been acclaimed as the councillor in Division 2.
Dwight Monteyne (Division 2), Malcolm Herman (Divison 4) and Kevin Wallewein (Division 6) were acclaimed as councillors in the RM of Benson.
In the RM of Cymri, there are two candidates for Division 2: Bradley Goettling and Henry Wiebe. Marnell Eagles was acclaimed in Division 4 and Dallas Toles was the only candidate in Division 6.
In the RM of Tecumseh, acclaimed were Ed Young in Division 2, Tom Breault in Division 4 and Gerry Knibbs in Division 6.
Those elected and acclaimed will serve four-year terms.
Election date for the RMs is Nov. 9.
