The final numbers are in, and Mike Ruttan is the new mayor of Port Alberni. His council will be Denis Sauvé, Dan Washington, Sharie Minions, Ron Paulson, Jack McLeman and Chris Alemany. There were seven mayoral candidates and 22 council candidates vying for seats this year. It feels good. My campaign team worked incredibly hard and Im happy with the way it turned out, Ruttan said. Its a strong mandate for me as new mayor. People are definitely looking for a change, but not completely because we do have two returning councillors. But I think its a good result; a balanced result. Ruttan said he is confident the new group will be able to work together, and that having two experienced councillors in Washington and McLeman is positive. We can work together well as a new council. Theres things were going to have to do in terms of common agreements and refocusing on city priorities. Theres going to have to be some work done on where the citys budget is sitting.
Posted on: Sun, 16 Nov 2014 06:47:06 +0000
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