Voters across northeastern B.C. are heading to the polls Saturday to choose their local representatives for the next four years.
Municipal elections are taking place in Fort St. John, Dawson Creek, Chetwynd, Hudson’s Hope, Pouce Coupe, Taylor and Tumbler Ridge, along with the Northern Rockies Regional Municipality.
In Fort St. John, Trevor Bolin and Lilia Hansen are competing for the mayor’s seat, while Dawson Creek voters will choose between Dwaine Dilworth and Kyle MacDonald.
Contested mayoral races are also taking place in Hudson’s Hope, Pouce Coupe and Taylor.
Meanwhile, Chetwynd’s Allen Courtoreille, Northern Rockies incumbent Mayor Rob Fraser and Tumbler Ridge incumbent Mayor Darryl Krakowka are the only candidates listed for their respective mayoral positions.
Voters will also select representatives for the Peace River Regional District and the Peace River North and Peace River South school districts.
Our newsroom will provide rolling coverage throughout election night as ballots are counted, winners are declared and new councils take shape across the region.
Results will be updated as information becomes available. All results are preliminary until officially confirmed.
