Nominations have closed, and the Municipality of Yellowhead County will have both a Mayoral race and Council race on October 18th, 2021.
The following is a list of the nominees that have submitted their nomination papers for the upcoming election.
Note – This list doesn’t become official until Tuesday, September 21st at noon.
The following information is a list of candidates who have signed a Candidate Information Release Form.
Mayoral Candidates
| Name | Nomination | Address | Phone # | |||
| Ken Bitz | Mayor | Box 452 Evansburg T0E 0T0 | (780) 515-0306 | kenbitz@hotmail.com | ||
| Sandra Cherniawsky | Mayor | 4911 46 Street Evansburg T0E 0T0 | 780-898-1258 | cherniansky@gmail.com | ||
| Sonja Christopher | Mayor | Box 548, Wildwood T0E 2M0 | (780) 922-0752 | Sonja.christopher@yahoo.ca www.sonjaformayor.ca | ||
| Doug Elzinga | Mayor | 54314 RR 150 Yellowhead County T7E 3W5 | 306-450-7960 | doug.dawn.elzinga@hushmail.com | ||
| Wade Williams | Mayor | 53422 A RR 175A | (780) 723-0930 | willwade18@gmail.com |
Councillor Candidates
| Name | Nomination | Division | Address | Phone | |
| Patrick Soroka | Councillor | 1 | Box 132 Mayerthorpe | cell: (780) 542-8822 | sorokapatrick@gmail.com |
| Celine Stevenson | Councillor | 1 | Box 247 Evansburg T0E 0T0 | (780) 690-7324 | e_vil@live.ca |
| Dale R. Verbeek | Councillor | 1 | Box 637 Evansburg T0E 0T0 | cell: (780) 542-8823 | verbeekdale@gmail.com |
| Anthony Giezen | Councillor | 2 | Box 120 | (780) 325-2459 | sgiezen@xplornet.com |
| Penny Lowe | Councillor | 3 | 53111 RR 124, BOX 86 Niton Junction, T0E 1S0 | (780) 795.2500 | plowe64@outlook.com |
| Ron Rauhut | Councillor | 3 | Box 13 (11422 Twp 543) Wildwood T0E 2M0 | cell (780) 712-8098; (780) 795-7396; | rauhutr@hotmail.com |
| Rebecca Horne | Councillor | 4 | Box 1482 Whitecourt T7S 1P3 | (639) 471-0135 | rebeccahorne777@protonmail.com www.rebeccaforcouncil.ca |
| David Russell | Councillor | 4 | 14311B Township Road 563A Yellowhead County T7E 3R2 | (780) 693-2209; cell (780) 712-3284 | d4dave1@hotmail.com |
| Shawn Berry | Councillor | 5 | 16215 Twp Road, Yellowhead County T7E 3H8 | (780) 723-2606; cell (780) 712-3418 | shawnscontracting2015@gmail.com |
| Brigitte Lemieux | Councillor | 6 | Box 30146, Edson | cell: (780) 712-1412 | briglemieux@gmail.com |
| Wade Magneson | Councillor | 6 | 53205A Range Road 170 | (780) 728-8650 | wademagn@gmail.com |
| Mark Mitchell | Councillor | 6 | 780-712-0976 | ||
| Noel Perrin | Councillor | 6 | 53531 Range Road 180 Yellowhead County T7E 3M1 | 780-712-7664 ; (cell) 780-723-1658 | zeketwine@gmail.com |
| Christal Yacke | Councillor | 6 | 17315 Township Road 540 Yellowhead County T7E 3J7 | (cell) 780-712-3709 | christalyacke@yahoo.ca |
| Dawn Mitchell | Councillor | 7 | 19109B Twp Rd. 530A Yellowhead County, AB T7E 3B7 | 780-725-1174; cell: (780) 725.1174 | dawn.mitchell.01@gmail.com |
| Ken Groat | Councillor | 8 | Box 63 Brule T0E 0C0 | cell (780) 865-1103; (780) 817-8824 | groat.ken2015@gmail.com |
| Lavone Olson | Councillor | 8 | 4901 Center St. Box 23 Brule, AB T0E 0C0 | (780) 865.4417 | lolson@moradnet.ca |
Any candidate who has not signed a Candidate Information Release Form will have their information available to the public in each Candidate’s Nomination Papers available in the Yellowhead County office in Edson.
Qualifications:
- Division 1: Evansburg and Area
- Division 2: Wildwood and Area
- Division 3: Niton Junction and Area
- Division 4: Peers and Area
- Division 5: Wolf Creek, Pinedale and Area
- Division 6: Edson Area and North
- Division 7: Marlboro and Area
- Division 8: Brule, Cadomin, Robb and the Hinton Area
Contact Us:
Returning Officer, Tracy Parker
Phone: 780-723-4800
Fax: 780-723-5066
Email at tparker@yhcounty.ca