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RDCK: 2 running in Area J and 3 in Area G

Five of the 11 rural areas in the Regional District of Central Kootenay will see election races next month.

There include Area J (Lower Arrow-Columbia) where Henny Hanegraaf and Kim Tassone are both running to replace Rick Smith, who did not seek re-election.

There’s a three-way race in Area G (Salmo Valley), where longtime incumbent Hans Cunningham faces challengers Anna Bundschuh and Farrell Segall. Segall is an incumbent Salmo village councillor.

The most hotly contested race is in Area E (Rural Nelson), where Ramona Faust is not seeking re-election after serving 14 years.

Four people have stepped forward to replace her: Reggie Goldsbury, who was runner-up in 2018; incumbent Castlegar city councillor Dan Rye; Cheryl Graham; and Landon Veregin, who filed his papers late Friday.

In Area B (Rural Creston) there is a race between incumbent Tanya Wall and Roger Tierney; and in Area C (Rural Creston) incumbent Adam Casemore and Kelly Vandenberghe are both running.

Among the directors set to be returned by acclamation: Andy Davidoff (Area I, Rural Castlegar); Walter Popoff (Area H, Slocan Valley); Tom Newell (Area F, Rural Nelson), Garry Jackman (Area A, Wynndel/East Shore) and Aimee Watson (Area D, Rural Kaslo).

Teresa Weatherhead will also be acclaimed as the new director for Area K (Arrow Lakes), replacing the retiring Paul Peterson, for whom she was alternate for several years.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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