2010 Algoma District municipal elections

Elections were held in the organized municipalities in the Algoma District of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.

Blind River

Sue Jensen was elected as the first female mayor of Blind River, taking over 70 per cent of the vote to win over fellow town councillor Vyrn Peterson.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Sue Jensen1,19770.57
Vyrn Peterson49929.42

Bruce Mines

In Bruce Mines, incumbent mayor Darren Foster was defeated by Gordon Post, a town councillor whose campaign platform included a pledge to investigate the feasibility of amalgamating the town with the neighbouring township of Plummer Additional.[2]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Gordon Post20256.90
Darren Foster (X)14540.84
Douglas J. Ord82.25

Dubreuilville

Louise Perrier defeated incumbent mayor Hélène Perth in Dubreuilville.[3]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Louise Perrier18552.56
Hélène Perth (X)16747.44

Elliot Lake

Incumbent mayor Rick Hamilton was re-elected in Elliot Lake.[4] Following the election, Daniel Gagnon, the city's chief administrative officer, was forced to apologize to losing challenger Robert Whitehead for calling him a "smarmy dumbass" on Facebook; during the campaign, Whitehead had questioned whether the city needed a chief administrative officer at all.[5]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Rick Hamilton (X)3,03257.71
Robert Whitehead2,22242.29

Hilton

Former Hilton mayor Rodney Wood was returned to office by a margin of just one vote over challenger Jerry Shields.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Rodney Wood9250.27
Jerry Shields9149.73

Hilton Beach

The village of Hilton Beach was one of a number of municipalities in the district whose new mayor was acclaimed due to being the only registered candidate at the close of nominations.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Wilfred Stevens (X) Acclaimed

Hornepayne

Morley Forster was declared elected in Hornepayne, winning over councillor Margaret Zajac.[6]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Morley Forster31666.53
Margaret Zajac15933.47

Huron Shores

The township of Huron Shores was one of a number of municipalities in the district whose mayor was acclaimed due to being the only registered candidate at the close of nominations.[1] Incumbent mayor Ted Linley ran for re-election as a council candidate in Ward 3 rather than as mayor.

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Gil Reeves Acclaimed

Jocelyn

Incumbent mayor Mark Henderson was declared re-elected in Jocelyn over Sheila Campbell, who had previously run against him in the 2006 election.[7]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Mark Henderson (X)29957.61
Sheila Campbell22042.39

Johnson

Challenger Ted Hicks defeated incumbent mayor Edith Orr in Johnson.[8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Ted Hicks21756.81
Edith Orr (X)16543.19

Laird

The township of Laird was one of a number of municipalities in the district whose mayor was acclaimed due to being the only registered candidate at the close of nominations.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Dick Beitz (X) Acclaimed

Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional

The township of Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional was one of a number of municipalities in the district whose mayor was acclaimed due to being the only registered candidate at the close of nominations.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Lynn Watson (X) Acclaimed

North Shore

Randi Condie defeated incumbent mayor Heather Pelky in the township of North Shore.[9]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Randi Condie25454.27
Heather Pelky (X)21445.73

Plummer Additional

Incumbent mayor Beth West was re-elected in Plummer Additional.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Beth West (X)23383.51
Russell Desjardine4616.49

Prince

Former councillor Ken Lamming defeated mayor Lou Madonna in the township of Prince.[10] Lamming campaigned on his desire to keep the municipality's taxes "lower than everybody else in Algoma District".[10] During the previous council term, Lamming had been involved in an employment dispute with the township, when the council fired him as chief of its volunteer fire department for leaking details of a workers' compensation claim to Sault Ste. Marie's media.[10]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Ken Lamming33452.76
Lou Madonna (X)29947.24

Sault Ste. Marie

In a race which was complicated by the death in office of former mayor John Rowswell on August 31, 2010, former city councillor Debbie Amaroso narrowly defeated sitting city councillor James Caicco to become Sault Ste. Marie's first elected female mayor.[11]

The city is divided into six wards, each of which is represented by two councillors on Sault Ste. Marie City Council. In the 2010 election, there was one open seat in Ward 1, as councillor James Caicco ran for mayor, and one in Ward 3, where Bryan Hayes did not seek re-election as he had chosen instead to run for federal office in the 2011 federal election. All of the other 10 incumbent councillors ran for re-election. The remaining incumbents in Ward 1 and Ward 3 and both incumbents in Ward 2 were re-elected, while in the other three wards one incumbent won re-election but the other was defeated.

A municipal referendum to determine whether voters favoured allowing stores to open on Boxing Day was held concurrently with the election.[12] Sault Ste. Marie is one of only a few cities in Ontario where a municipal bylaw prevents stores from opening on December 26; as in Sudbury, retail stores in Sault Ste. Marie instead begin their post-Christmas Boxing Day sales on December 27. Although voter turnout was not high enough to make the referendum legally binding, meaning that city council is free to disregard the results if it chooses to revisit the issue in the future, 60.77 per cent of voters opposed allowing stores to open.[13]

Mayor
Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Debbie Amaroso11,11040.23
James Caicco10,29337.27
Julie Hryniewicz4,14815.02
Ron Schinners2,0687.48

Councillors
Ward 1 Candidate Vote %
Steve Butland (x)3,91043.00
Paul Christian2,85431.39
Mac Headrick2,32925.61
Ward 2 Candidate Vote %
Terry Sheehan (x)4,02250.62
Susan Myers (x)3,13739.48
Michael Selvers7879.90
Ward 3 Candidate Vote %
Brian Watkins2,96737.96
Pat Mick (x)2,26829.02
Bryan Dumanski1,11914.31
Luke Macmichael85810.98
Kelly Marshall6047.73
Ward 4 Candidate Vote %
Lou Turco (x)2,15834.07
Rick Niro2,05532.45
Lorena Tridico (x)1,37421.70
Alan Smith74611.78
Ward 5 Candidate Vote %
Marchy Bruni1,92826.53
Frank Fata (x)1,92726.52
Duane Jones1,30717.98
David Celetti (x)1,30017.89
Mark Brown4926.77
John Bumbacco3134.31
Ward 6 Candidate Vote %
Joe Krmpotich1,79523.73
Frank Manzo (x)1,50119.85
Ozzie Grandinetti (x)1,28516.99
Tony Mancuso1,22916.25
Jeff Arbus1,02513.55
Andy Anich7289.63

Spanish

Incumbent mayor Gary Bishop was re-elected in Spanish.[14]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Gary Bishop (X)29763.6
Laurence Massicotte17036.4

St. Joseph

The township of St. Joseph was one of a number of municipalities in the district whose mayor was acclaimed due to being the only registered candidate at the close of nominations.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Jody Wildman (X) Acclaimed

Tarbutt

The township of Tarbutt was one of a number of municipalities in the district whose mayor was acclaimed due to being the only registered candidate at the close of nominations.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Ken Richie (X) Acclaimed

Thessalon

Brent Rankin, who had previously served as mayor of Thessalon from 1985 to 1994, ran for another term as mayor after incumbent Donna Latulippe announced that she would not be seeking re-election.[15] He won an overwhelming victory over challenger Jan Pawlukiewicz.[8]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Brent Rankin60592.51
Jan Pawlukiewicz497.49

Wawa

Town councillor Linda Nowicki narrowly defeated incumbent mayor Howard Whent, becoming the first female mayor of Wawa.[1]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Linda Nowicki55739.93
Howard Whent (X)53037.99
Ken Martin30822.08

White River

The township of White River was one of a number of municipalities in the district whose mayor was acclaimed due to being the only registered candidate at the close of nominations.[16]

Mayoral Candidate Vote %
Angelo Bazzoni (X) Acclaimed
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References
  1. "I am woman, hear me roar". Sault Star, October 26, 2010.
  2. "Post delivered to top Bruce Mines post; to probe Plummer union". Sault Star, October 26, 2010.
  3. "Declaration of Election: Dubreuilville. OntarioNewsNorth.com, October 26, 2010.
  4. "Hamilton re-elected as mayor of Elliot Lake" Archived 2010-10-31 at the Wayback Machine. Elliot Lake Standard, October 27, 2010.
  5. "Elliot Lake CAO apologizes for Facebook comments" Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Elliot Lake Standard, October 29, 2010.
  6. "Hornepayne - 60% New Blood on Town Council". wawa-news.com, October 28, 2010.
  7. "Election Results for Jocelyn Township". sootoday.com, October 26, 2010.
  8. "Putting dent in debt among top Hicks priorities — New Johnson mayor no political novice, spent 11 years on council". Sault Star, October 27, 2009.
  9. "Condie elected mayor in Township of the North Shore" Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine. Elliot Lake Standard, October 28, 2010.
  10. "Lamming crowned". Sault Star, October 26, 2010.
  11. "Ontario votes: Who’s in, who’s out". Toronto Sun, October 25, 2010.
  12. "Wording of Sault Ste. Marie referendum question yet to be decided". Sudbury Star, February 18, 2010.
  13. "Boxing Day Vote - The People Have Spoken". soonews.ca, October 26, 2010.
  14. "COMPLETE ELECTION RESULTS: Overview of final election results: councils and trustees". Mid-North Monitor, October 27, 2010.
  15. "Rankin ready for Round 2". Sault Star.
  16. "WHITE RIVER Final Unofficial Electoral Results". OntarioNewsNorth.com, October 26, 2010.
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