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Dennis Dugas the new mayor of Port Hardy

PORT HARDY, B.C. – Hank Bood is no longer the mayor of Port Hardy.

Dennis Dugas has been elected to the mayor’s seat of the North Island community. According to the preliminary results, Dugas received 806 votes to Bood’s 320.

Dennis Dugas, image courtesy of the District of Port Hardy.

Dugas’ council was also elected, and is comprised of Pat Corbett-Labatt, Janet Dorward, John Tidbury, Fred Robertson, Treena Smith and Leightan Wishart.

Corbett-Labatt, Tidbury, Robertson and Wishart are all returning councillors.

The voting numbers are as follows:

Pat Corbett-Labatt: 875 votes

Janet Dorward: 743 votes

Fred Robertson: 703 votes

John Tidbury: 700 votes

Treena Smith: 653 votes

Leightan Wishart: 620 votes

Rick Marcotte: 593

Don Kattler: 475

Justin Goulet
Justin Goulet
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