New School Board To Be Sworn-In November 14

The former board chair is the lone incumbent to return to the South Shore Regional School Board. Elliott Payzant was re-elected in District 1 to serve the Region of Queens over four other candidates. Meanwhile, Elizabeth Crossland was voted to the board in District 2 along with Cheryl Fougere in District 3, serving the town of Bridgewater. Rounding out the newly-elected board includes Jennifer Naugler in District 4, Elmer Garber in District 5, and Theresa Griffin serving Chester in District 6. The members will be sworn into their new roles during the School Board's meeting November 14.

Beaulieu Out In Clark's Harbour

David Beaulieu is out as a councillor in Clark's Harbour. He finished 25 votes behind Rex Stoddard for the final seat on council. Meanwhile, status quo for mayor as Leigh B. Stoddard was acclaimed. The elected councillors have their name bolded below.

Mayor

Leigh B. Stoddard (acclaimed)


Council

Russell W. Atkinson - 202 

*Sherry Atkinson - 212 

Vaughn R. Atwood - 60

Irene Baker - 332 

*David Beaulieu - 171

Bridget Brannen - 167

*Cecil W. Brannen - 204 

Carter Mitchell Nickerson - 143

Trudy Perry Quinlan - 236 *

*Rex Stoddard - 196

South Shore: Sweeping Changes After 2012 Election

There are some sweeping changes to report from the South Shore after last night's municipal election. Rachel Bailey was elected mayor in Lunenburg after defeating Ron Stockton in convincing fashion.  She will serve as the first female mayor in the historic town following an impressive run by Laurence Mawhinney spanning 33 years. Mawhinney announced his retirement from municipal politics in the summer. Meanwhile, in the most heated race on and off the campaign trail, Don Downe was elected to a second term as mayor for the Municipality of Lunenburg. Downe defeated his opponent Kirk Meisner in landslide fashion by a margin of over 4,000 votes. In Bridgewater, veteran politician David Walker will be sworn in as Bridgewater's new mayor after a hard fought race against challenger Gary McNeil. In Queens, Christopher Clarke will return to the mayor's chair after a 12 year absence from municipal politics. Clarke will take over from outgoing mayor John Leefe. Residents in Shelburne elected Karen Mattatall to serve as their new mayor for the town. Mattatall defeated incumbent Al Delaney for the top job in Shelburne. In Chester, Allen Webber was re-elected in District 4 serving Chester Basin. He will join newcomers Andre Veinotte and Tina Connors on the new council combined with three other incumbents. Brad Armstrong also retained his seat representing residents of the Village of Chester. The new Chester council will select their warden during the next council meeting.

Fresh Start For School Board

The South Shore Regional School Board will only have one incumbent when the members swear-in next month. Elliott Payzant, the board's former chair, was elected by voters in the Region of Queens. Voters chose to select five new people to represent students in the local area. Winners in each district are bolded and in italics.


Electoral District 1 - The entire Region of Queens Municipality (including the Maitland Bridge area of the County of Annapolis in polling District 8.)

Allan Foster 
Clifford 'Butch' MacLeod 
Karen Ohrt 
Elliott Payzant 
Courtney Wentzell 

Electoral District 2 - Municipality of the District of Lunenburg Polling Districts 5, 6, 7,and 9.

Wallace Rex Cross
Elizabeth Crossland
Bob Mertens
Dan Thimot

Electoral District 3 - Town of Bridgewater

Cheryl Fougere
Jerome Tanner

Electoral District 4 - Municipality of the District of Lunenburg Polling Districts 2, 8, 10, 11, and 12.

Fred Daugherty
Brian Eisener
Jennifer Naugler
Karen Reinhardt

Electoral District 5 - Municipality of the District of Lunenburg Polling Districts 1, 3, 4 along with the Town of Mahone Bay and Town of Lunenburg.

Rick Carey
Elmer Garber

Electoral District 6 - All polling districts in the Municipality of the District of Chester.

Theresa Griffin
Warren Laws
Maxwell Rafuse

African Nova Scotian Member of the South Shore Regional School Board - Vernon Simms (acclaimed)

Downe Elected To Second Term In MODL

It was a convincing victory for Don Downe in the municipal election on Saturday night. Downe defeated his opponent, Kirk Meisner in a landslide fashion and will return for a second term as mayor in the Municipality of Lunenburg. The results are listed below for all district seats with several new faces set to appear on the new council including Errol Knickle, Michael Ernst, Claudette Garland, Terry Dory and Carolyn Bolivar-Getson.






Mayor: Total Votes

Don Downe - 5646

Kirk Meisner - 1575


District 1:

Nancy Allen-Rogers - 290

Errol Knickle - 420

Basil Oickle - 196



District 2: 

*Don Zwicker (acclaimed)



District 3: 

*Frank J. Fawson (acclaimed)



District 4:

Michael S. Ernst - 296 

Nancy Wentzell - 260



District 5:

Claudette E. Garland - 388 

Larry Power -188



District 6: 

Wade S. Carver - 281

Terry Dorey - 322

Dave Moore - 129


District 7: 

Cathy Moore - 704

Ron S. Seney - 79


District 8:

Dexter Halliday - 26

Dan Hennessey - 165

John Veinot - 466


District 9:

Carolyn Bolivar-Getson - 298

John Harley -189

Gary Mailman -125


District 10:

*Lee E. Nauss (acclaimed)


District 11: 

*Martin E. Bell (acclaimed)


District 12:  

*Eric Hustvedt (acclaimed)

Residents Vote For Change In Bridgewater

The town of Bridgewater is getting a new look around its council table. Incumbents Patrick Hirtle, Greg Ritcey and Jim Bell will not be around the table for the next four years. Instead, new blood will fill their seats as five of the six positions will be filled with first-time representatives. The mayor's race was also highly contested, but in the end David Walker pulled out the win over Gary MacNeil. Election results are listed below, with those names bolded indicating the elected officials.

Mayor

Gary MacNeil - 1316

David Walker - 1438


Council 

Jim Bell - 961

Beverlee Brown - 876

Michael Graves - 1407

Patrick Hirtle - 1175

Sandra Mailman - 1668

Kevin Marlin - 1075

Jennifer McDonald - 1211

Bill McInnis - 1306

Greg Ritcy - 745

Andrew Tanner - 1480

Wayne Thorburne - 1291

Dennis Woodworth - 918

Clarke Returns To Mayor's Chair In Queens

Christopher Clarke will return to the mayor's chair after 12 years away from municipal politics in the Region of Queens. Clarke defeated three other formidable opponents in Saturday's election. Here are the results from Queens County.









Mayor: Total Votes

Chris Clarke - 1961*

David Dagley - 1414

Owen Hamlin - 384

Mervin Hartlen - 382


Council: Total Votes

District 1 

Darlene Norman - 407*

Brittany Wentzell-Verge - 162


District 2: 

Bruce Inglis - 306*

Heather Kelly - 217

Gene "Gino" Wong - 40


District 3: 

Brian G. Fralic - 312*

Roger Jollimore - 215

Stacy Smart-Chandler - 38

Joel Zwicker - 190


District 4:

Bev Davison - 248

Gary Levy - 149

Susan MacLeod - 257*

John Townsend - 56

District 5:

Jack Fancy - 235*

William "Billy" Joudrey - 45

Linda Rafuse - 177

Wayne M. Wentzell - 121


District 6:

John F. Croft - 180

Dwight Crouse - 84

Raymond Fiske - 336*

Doug White - 65


District 7:

*Peter Waterman (acclamation)

Tight Races Within Municipality of Shelburne

There were a few tight races within the Municipality of Shelburne in Saturday's election. Doris Townsend, Ardith Van Buskirk, Norman Wallet, Cathy Holmes, John Roscoe, David Levy and Roger Taylor were all elected. The municipality will choose its warden via secret ballot at its next council meeting.












Council

District 1: 

Doris Townsend   ****Winner***     96

Robert (Bob) MacLean            67




District 2:

Ardith Van Buskirk  ****Winner*** 165

Carol Mahaney                     96




District 3:

*Norman Wallet (acclaimed)




District 4:

Cathy Holmes ***Winner** 133

Joan Bower   99




District 5:

*John Roscoe (acclaimed)



District 6:

David Levy   **** Winner ***** 112

Benjamin (Benny) Acker   83

District 7:

*Roger Taylor (acclaimed)

Two Incumbents Ousted In Mahone Bay

A pair of familiar faces around the Mahone Bay council table have been ousted from their seat. Election results in the town indicate Virginia Uhlman and Lila O'Connor are on the outside looking in. Results are listed below with those bolded elected to council.

Mayor  

*Joe Feeney (Acclaimed-No Race)

Council

John Bain - 275

Penny Carver - 279

David Devenne - 305

Lynn Hennigar - 290

Karl Nauss - 249

Lila O'Connor - 210

Virginia Uhlman - 233

Kelly Wilson - 269

Two Incumbents Knocked Down In Chester

There will be two fresh faces at the council table in Chester. Andre Veinotte and Tina Connors both defeated incumbents in Saturday's municipal election. Meanwhile, veteran warden Allen Webber retained his seat in a hard fought election victory against newcomer Stephen Bond. The unofficial results are listed below.







District 1:

*Marshal A. Hector - 253
Andre Veinotte - 478

District 2:

*Floyd P. Shatford (acclaimed)

District 3:

Brad Armstrong - 486
Ben Wiper - 108

District 4:

Stephen Bond - 297
Allen Webber - 357

District 5:

*Robert (Bob) Myra (acclaimed)

District 6:

Phillip Broome - 132
Tina Connors - 470
Cheryl Scott - 150

District 7

*Sharon Church-Cornelius

*Elected in Bold

Town Of Lunenburg Election Results

Residents in the town of Lunenburg have elected Rachel Bailey to replace Laurence Mawhinney as their new mayor. Voters also chose to re-elect three incumbents and three new faces to the council table. Election results are listed below.



Mayor

Rachel Bailey  -  854 votes

Ron Stockton  -   285 votes

Meanwhile, six people were elected to town councillor. Those elected are in bold below.  

Thom Barclay - 568

*Danny Croft - 684

Tyler Hayden - 534

*John McGee - 701

Peter Mosher - 533

*Jamie Myra - 494

Cindy Sangster - 485

Robert Young - 329 

*Peter Zwicker - 765


     

New Mayor Elected In Shelburne

Residents of Shelburne have elected Karen Mattatall as their new mayor. She defeated incumbent Al Delaney in the town's municipal election on Saturday. Join her on council - Roy O'Donnell, Rick Davis, Elizabeth Rhuland and Tony Mahaney.






Mayor Total Polls  5-5

Karen Mattatall -365

Al Delaney -245

Robert Sinden -183

P.G. Comeau -130



Council - Total Polls 5-5

Roy O'Donnell -682

Rick Davis -525


Elizabeth Rhuland -500

Tony Mahaney -433

Joshua Brown -404

Bob Strang -254

Frank Slate -179

*Elected in Bold

Ramblers Double Up Lumberjacks

The CIBC Wood Gundy Lumberjacks fell 4-2 to the Amherst Ramblers last night in Bridgewater. Jeremy Butterworth had a goal and an assist while Cody Coffin supplied the other tally. Head Coach Terry Rhindress says it wasn't the team's best effort.



Jordan Lee stopped 30 shots in the loss. The Lumberjacks are on the road against Yarmouth Saturday night at 7:30.

South Shore Election Has Several Races To Watch

South Shore residents will learn who will represent them at the municipal and school board level tomorrow night. The outcomes of the races won't be known until after the polls close but a few big changes are already certain. A brand new South Shore Regional School Board will be elected almost a year after the previous board was fired by the Education Minister. Meanwhile, there will be new mayor's elected in Bridgewater, Queens, Lunenburg and Yarmouth. There is also a dog fight race shaping up in the Town of Shelburne with four candidates vying for the mayoral position. In Halifax, six candidates are in the running to replace longtime mayor, Peter Kelly. The CKBW news team will provide complete coverage of Saturday's election from key locations throughout the South Shore. CKBW's John Waterman will anchor the program with special guests Laurence Mawhinney, Carroll Publicover and John Leefe providing expert analysis. Our coverage begins when the polls close at 7 o'clock. We will feature live reports from Lunenburg, Bridgewater, Chester, Shelburne, Queens, Mahone Bay and Municipality of Lunenburg.

Lunenburg Mayor Reflects On 33 Years In Office!

Lunenburg Mayor Laurence Mawhinney

There are many residents of Lunenburg who have never known the town without Mayor Laurence Mawhinney. But in the next few weeks, the 33 year veteran of the office will be retiring, making way for one of two candidates running in tomorrow's municipal election. Mawhinney's first foray into politics was at age 29. Later, he ran provincially and federally but lost. Then, he became involved in municipal politics and never looked back. Mawhinney says he's grateful for the course his life has taken.



Mayor Mawhinney is an ordained Presbeterian church minister. After retirement from the mayoralty, he and his wife plan to continue ministering to several churches in the area.

Lower Gas Prices

A nice surprise when you pull up to a South Shore gas pump today. You'll find regular self serve is down 6.5 cents, selling for $1.30.9 a litre. If you drive a vehicle that uses diesel fuel, you'll pay a bit more. Diesel is up just over a penny at $1.39.3 per litre

Strong E-Voting Numbers In Chester And Bridgewater

The latest e-voting stats are in for Chester and Bridgewater. As of this morning, 1,467 residents have cast their ballot through e-voting in Bridgewater. The numbers show 1,250 voted online and 217 over the phone. It means 23.8% of eligible voters have used the service. Meanwhile Chester had 1,665 votes. In total, 1,114 votes were cast through web voting while 465 were received over the phone. E-voting has wrapped up in Chester but people can still vote online in Bridgewater until the polls close at 7pm tomorrow night.

FibreOp Coming To Lunenburg

A new and improved Internet and TV service is coming to Lunenburg. Bell Aliant is bringing its FibreOp network to the town. The company is investing $750,000 to bring the service to about 1,500 homes and businesses. Bell first announced the FibreOp expansion in Nova Scotia in May 2010. VP for Residential Markets, Andre LeBlanc, says two years later, they've made it to Lunenburg.



LeBlanc expects to have the service ready for residents and businesses this winter. Lunenburgers can pre-register on October 19 for FibreOP service at http://www.bellaliant.net/fibreop/ .

Violent Robbery Near Bridgewater Mall

Police are looking for two men after an aggressive robbery near the Bridgewater Mall earlier today. The alleged incident occurred behind Zellers on LaHave Street when two men approached another man who was walking in the area. Police say the male victim was taken to hospital for medical treatment and later released. The two men wanted in connection with the robbery are described as white and in their early 20's.

South Shore Health Cuts Acupuncture Services

South Shore Health will no longer provide acupuncture services beginning in November. The move will affect approximately 50 clients across Lunenburg and Queens. The treatment was offered through a program under Addiction and Mental Health Services. In a news release, South Shore Health says research does not support acupuncture's effectiveness for treating addiction and mental health. The health authority believes the change will free up staff and put more focus on improving access and reducing wait times. The acupuncture services through South Shore Health will cease on November 2nd.