Dyck first female reeve for RM of Swift Current

Romona Dyck is the new reeve in the RM of Swift Current No 137.

Dyck had 242 votes to outgoing councillor Richard Kehler's 213 and Esther Wall's 56.

She is the first woman reeve and first woman to ever serve on the RM of Swift Current's council.

Dyck is joined on council by William Neufeld in Division 1, Donovan Campbell in Division 3 and Ky Hastings in Division 5.

All three were elected by acclamation and Campbell is an incumbent.

Ramage returns for sixth term on Chinook School Board

Incumbent trustee for the Chinook School Board, Tim Ramage, was re-elected to serve his sixth term on the school board. 

Ramage has sat on the Chinook School Board since its inception and is looking forward to continuing to do what he enjoys and ensuring a better learning experience for students. 

"I'm just excited to be back on the school board and represent our kids and youth, I want to do the best I can to make sure they have a great learning environment," he said. 

Caswell captures seat on Chinook School Board

Swift Current's Ron Caswell secured one of three seats on the Chinook School Board, with the other two spots going to incumbent trustees.

The former power engineer is hoping to focus on addressing issues with class complexity and give the parents of students a voice.

"I'm quite happy with the result, I'm very much looking forward to hitting the ground running and seeing what we can accomplish in the next four years," the newly elected trustee said. 

Gull Lake welcomes new mayor and council

Nasser Zanidean is the new mayor of Gull Lake.

He beat Dennis Kirk 212 to 144 votes in yesterday's municipal election.

A four-term councillor, Zanidean will now move to the big chair.

He is joined on council by Terry Stevenson, Tyson Migneault, Karen Turton, Neal Boutin, Brandon Wessner and Steve Haithwaite. 

359 people voted in the election and Stevenson led the pack with 304 votes. 

Familiar faces returning to city council

Five of the six candidates elected will be familiar faces after being elected to Moose Jaw City Councillors on Wednesday night. 

Winning seats on Moose Jaw City Council were Jamey Logan, Patrick Boyle, Chris Warren, Heather Eby, Dawn Luhning and Carla Delaurier 

Jamey Logan was re-elected as the top vote-getter with 4,382 votes. This will be Logan’s second term on city council. He was first elected in 2020. 

Murdock honoured to be elected Moose Jaw’s 42nd mayor

James Murdock won in a landslide on Wednesday night to become Moose Jaw’s 42nd mayor. 

Murdock took home 63.7 per cent of the vote with 5,437 votes. The next closest contender with Crystal Froese with 1,439 votes, a difference of 3,998 votes. 

Speaking after the election, Murdock said it was truly an honour to be elected the mayor of Moose Jaw. 

One new face joins veterans on Chinook School Division Board

Swift Current is sending two experienced trustees and a new face to the Chinook School Division Board.

Tim Ramage and Dianne Hahn return to the board with 1252 votes and 1181 votes respectively.

Ramage has been on the school board since 2005, while this is Hahn's third term. 

Ron Caswell edged out incumbent Ken Duncalfe 1151 to 1113.

William Reil finished 5th with 407 votes.