In the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, three incumbent councillors were re-elected in the Oct. 15 municipal election. Joining Tim Walmsley, Darcie Acton and Brian Rosche are Debbie Parsons, Garry Horton and Michael Skrynyk. Skrynyk and Parsons had both served previously on council. Horton is a first-timer.
“Congratulations to everybody who ran, and especially those that were able to make it,” says reeve Denny Garratt, who was re-elected by acclamation. “There’s certainly a new complexion to council. I find it very exciting. We’ve got a lot of work to do in the next three years.”
Garratt says he was surprised that Murray Kerik didn’t get re-elected in Division 1.
“But that’s just the way it goes,” he says. “You never know what’s going to happen.”
Kerik didn’t miss by much, but either way, there weren’t going to be two Flatbush councillors again, this term. It was Kerik or Walmsley, and Walmsley beat him by seven votes for third place in the division. Debbie Parsons polled 198 votes for top spot, followed by Horton at 196. Nora Eben was a distant fifth with 61 votes.
In Division II Skrynyk was the leader with 154 votes, eight more than incumbent Acton. Rosche edged out Lorne Larson for the third council spot, 141 – 138.
In all, 636 people cast ballots in the M.D. election. That’s out of a population of about 2,900. The M.D. was not able to provide the number of eligible voters.
Of the four polling stations, the turnout was biggest in Smith, perhaps explaining the success of Smith candidates Parsons and Horton.
The new council meets on Oct. 24.

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