Catherine Guesford (Village of Fruitvale)
2026 Municipal Election
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Catherine Guesford elected mayor of Fruitvale

My Kootenay Now
By My Kootenay Now

Catherine Guesford has been elected mayor of Fruitvale.

The incumbent councillor took two-thirds of the vote, defeating incumbent mayor Wes Startup by a vote of 278-136.

The rest of council had already been elected by acclamation after one candidate withdrew her name.

Councillors will be incumbents Karen Halifax and Julia Mason plus Jimmy Swanson and Sunee Vektoor.

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