Clarification: Roughly 257 votes were intentionally not used in the election for the 100 Mile House council, meaning voters selected fewer than the the maximum allowed spots (4) for councillor candidates. These ballots were still counted.
Update (11:30 p.m.): Full preliminary ballots are (these are not official):
Mayor:
Mitch Campsall - 410
Rita Giesbrecht - 180
Glen MacDonald - 17
Council:
Maureen Pinkney - 436
Dave Mingo - 381
Ralph Fossum - 290
Chris Pettman - 272
Nicole Weir - 251
Wally Bremsleven - 249
Leon Cretien - 129
Laura Laing - 110
Cameron McSorley - 52
Roughly 257 votes were intentionally not used due to voters not exercising their right in choosing the maximum spots (4) for councillor candidates. In addition, four of the ballots were void and two were not counted due to the voters picking five councillors instead of four.
Update (9:54): They just finished counting the advanced ballots and the top six for councillors are: Maureen Pinkney - 125, Dave Mingo - 96, Ralph Fossum - 88, Wally Bramsleven - 83, Chris Pettman - 67, Nicole Weir - 66.
Update (9:30): Mitch Campsall is in the lead with 412 votes. Rita Giesbrecht received 180 and Glen MacDonald received only 17. These are just the preliminary votes and no one has been declared the winner yet.
Update (9:10): Ballots are still being counted.
Original Story: The civic election polls are now closed.
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8 p.m. – Polls now closed