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2026 Municipal Election
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Gord Zaitsoff elected RDCK director for Lower Arrow-Columbia

My Kootenay Now
By My Kootenay Now

Gord Zaitsoff has his old job back.

In a close vote, Zaitsoff has been elected Regional District of Central Kootenay director for Area J (Lower Arrow-Columbia), a role he held in the 2000s and 2010s.

He defeated incumbent Henny Hanegraaf by a vote of 348 to 312.

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