Mayors elected across the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District

The leaders of municipalities across the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District have been elected.

Smithers Mayor:

  • John Buikema – [1538]
  • Robert Judzentis – [180]

Telkwa Mayor:

  • Derek Meerdink – Acclaimed

Houston Mayor:

  • Shane Brienen (Incumbent) – [340]
  • Kyle Thomson – [228]
  • Lisa Mueller – [209]

Burns Lake Mayor:

  • Charlie Rensby – [278]
  • Karanjeet Singh – [161]
  • Laurel Derksen – [28]
  • Aron Derksen – [9]

“I am very grateful to all my supporters and everyone who got out to vote,” said Burns Lake mayor elect Charlie Rensby.

“We had a lot better vote turnout than we did at the last election so that was very nice to see,” said Rensby.

New Hazelton Mayor:

  • Gail Lowry (Incumbent) – Acclaimed

Hazelton Mayor:

  • Julie Maitland (Incumbent) – Acclaimed

Preliminary results for Granisle were not released at the time of publiciation.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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