Candidates List

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 # Email
Ken Bitz Mayor Box 452 Evansburg T0E 0T0 (780)
515-0306
kenbitz@hotmail.com
Sandra Cherniawsky Mayor4911 46 Street Evansburg T0E 0T0 780-898-1258 cherniansky@gmail.com
Sonja ChristopherMayorBox 548, Wildwood
T0E 2M0
(780)
922-0752
Sonja.christopher@yahoo.ca

www.sonjaformayor.ca
Doug Elzinga Mayor54314 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

NameNominationDivisionAddressPhoneEmail
Patrick Soroka Councillor 1 Box 132 Mayerthorpe cell: (780)
542-8822
sorokapatrick@gmail.com
Celine StevensonCouncillor1Box 247 Evansburg T0E 0T0(780)
690-7324
e_vil@live.ca
Dale R. Verbeek Councillor 1Box 637
Evansburg
T0E 0T0
cell: (780)
542-8823
verbeekdale@gmail.com
Anthony Giezen Councillor 2 Box 120 (780)
325-2459
sgiezen@xplornet.com
Penny LoweCouncillor353111 RR 124, BOX 86 Niton Junction, T0E 1S0(780)
795.2500
plowe64@outlook.com
Ron RauhutCouncillor3Box 13 (11422 Twp 543) Wildwood T0E 2M0cell (780)
712-8098; (780)
795-7396;
rauhutr@hotmail.com
Rebecca HorneCouncillor4Box 1482 Whitecourt T7S 1P3 (639)
471-0135
rebeccahorne777@protonmail.com

www.rebeccaforcouncil.ca
David RussellCouncillor414311B Township Road 563A Yellowhead County T7E 3R2(780)
693-2209;
cell (780)
712-3284
d4dave1@hotmail.com
Shawn BerryCouncillor516215 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 653205A Range Road 170(780)
728-8650
wademagn@gmail.com
Mark Mitchell Councillor6780-712-0976
Noel PerrinCouncillor653531 Range Road 180 Yellowhead County T7E 3M1780-712-7664 ; (cell) 780-723-1658zeketwine@gmail.com
Christal Yacke Councillor 617315 Township Road 540 Yellowhead County T7E 3J7 (cell) 780-712-3709 christalyacke@yahoo.ca
Dawn MitchellCouncillor719109B Twp Rd. 530A Yellowhead County, AB T7E 3B7780-725-1174; cell: (780)
725.1174
dawn.mitchell.01@gmail.com
Ken GroatCouncillor 8Box 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