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Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman speaks to media during the Liberal Cabinet Retreat at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020.THE CANADIAN PRESSMike Sudoma
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Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman speaks to media during the Liberal Cabinet Retreat at the Fairmont Hotel in Winnipeg, Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. People across Manitoba are going to the polls today in municipal elections. There will be a new mayor in Winnipeg, where incumbent Bowman is not seeking re-election and 11 candidates are vying to take his place. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mike Sudoma
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People across Manitoba are going to the polls today in municipal elections.
There will be a new mayor in Winnipeg, where incumbent Brian Bowman is not seeking re-election and 11 candidates are vying to take his place.
There will also be a new mayor in Brandon, where Rick Chrest has called it a career after two terms and two candidates are running for the job.
In the north, the longtime mayor of Churchill, Mike Spence, is facing a challenger after being unopposed last time
Spence, who has been mayor since 1995, is up against Darren Oman, who has not previously run for public office.
Polls are open until 8 p.m.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 26, 2022
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