Surinderpal Rathor wins second term in Williams Lake

Mayor Surinderpal Rathor will be keeping the big chair in Williams Lake.

Rathor has been elected for a second term, receiving 2,116 votes and beating his opponent, Walt Cobb, by over 1,000 votes.

There will be four new faces on Williams Lake’s City Council, as Scott Nelson and Michael Moses have been re-elected. Nelson won the most votes in the councillor race with 1,795. Moses received the fourth most with 1,503.

Nelson and Moses will be joined by Paul T. French, who received 1,733 votes; Jason Ryll, who received 1,611 votes; Nathan Weibe got 1,380 votes; and Ruth Lloyd rounds out the City Council, receiving 1,377 votes.

Incumbent Sheila Boehm came seventh in total votes, missing out on the last council seat by just 25 votes.

A total of 3,182 ballots were cast out of an eligible 8,333.

–Files by Teryn Midzain, My Cariboo Now

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Teryn Midzain
Teryn Midzain
Teryn is a News Reporter based in Quesnel, B.C. He started his career in local journalism for campus and community radio. He spent six months living in London, UK, studying journalism and working in the field before returning to focus on building a long-term career. A passionate sports enthusiast, he moonlights as an amateur race car driver and plays Dungeons & Dragons when he is not on the clock or out in nature.

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