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Payton McKellar to be acclaimed to Salmo council

There will be no by-election in Salmo.

When nominations for the vacant seat on village council closed Friday, there was only one candidate for the job: Payton McKellar.

McKellar, a pastor with at Salmo Frontier Church, is expected to be elected by acclamation. He will serve until the next council is sworn in following the general local government elections in October 2026.

The opening followed the resignation of councillor Melanie Cox in May. It’s the second change on council this term. In January 2023, Todd Wallace stepped down for health reasons and Jonathan Heatlie won a three-way race to replace him.

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