By Shaun Penner

Municipal Election

Municipal election candidates confirmed in City of Grande Prairie

Sep 21, 2021 | 2:03 PM

With the deadline to submit or withdraw nomination forms now passed, the list of candidates of mayor, council and school board trustees for the October 18 municipal election is official in the City of Grande Prairie.

In total, there are four candidates vying for the Mayor’s chair in the Swan City, including:

• Jackie Clayton
• Eunice Friesen
• Glyn Grüner
• Bryan Petryshyn

There are also 19 candidates running for the eight available council seats, including:

• Ejibola Folashade Adetokunbo-Taiwo
• Ngemital Paul Rovin
• Mike Patrick O’Connor
• Solomon Okhifoh
• Grant Berg
• Neil Tuazon
• Dylan Bressey
• Kevin O’Toole
• Wendy Bosch
• Tammy Brown
• Kevin McLean
• Yad Minhas
• Gerald Hafner
• Sarvinder Singh
• Melissa Erickson
• Chris Thiessen
• Michelle Jasper
• John Lehners
• Gladys Blackmore

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There are 19 candidates seeking one of seven seats on the Board of Trustees for the Grande Prairie Public School Division. These include:

• Joan Nellis
• Andre Ouellette
• Paulette Kurylo
• Rob Martin
• Tammy Monro
• Chris Johnston
• Ryan van Drecht
• Ainsley Miller
• Sydney Fletcher
• James Fletcher
• Karna Germsheid
• Debra Jones
• Joe Redhead
• Donna Koch
• Troy Johnston
• Alex Innes
• Ray Buziak
• Jheri Lynn Drover
• Adrianne Larsen

There are also nine candidates running for one of five seats in Ward 1 for the Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Board of Trustees, including:

• Russ Snoble
• Michael Ouellette
• Alyeska Silvester-Degen
• Michelle Boisvert
• John Croken
• Jason Gunther
• Rick Sakundiak
• Jermiah English
• Doris Implica

Municipal Election Day in Alberta is Monday, October 18.

Prior to that, the Grande Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a virtual all-candidates forum on Wednesday, September 28 at 6 p.m. Registration can be completed here to receive the Zoom link to listen in to the event.