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Port McNeill has a new mayor

PORT MCNEILL, B.C. – Shirley Ackland will not serve as mayor of Port McNeill during this next council term.

Gaby Wickstrom has been elected mayor of the North Island town. According to the results after Saturday night’s count, Wickstrom received 598 votes.

Ackland received 344. Fellow mayoral candidate Graham MacDonald received 135.

Wickstrom’s council will consist of Ann-Marie Baron (744 votes), Shelley Downey (736), Ryan Mitchell (538) and Derek Koel (468).

The following are the vote numbers for other councillor candidates:

Matt Martin – 449

Falyn Lynch – 346

Doug Dyment – 331

Justin Goulet
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