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Jul 24, 19 •
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Disgruntled former mayoral candidate Robert Salvatore Powers is 0-for-11 and out of options. The municipality’s compliance audit committee met July 22 and rejected an election complaint against Mayor Darrin Canniff made by Powers. Chatham-Kent officials say...
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Jun 4, 19 •
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A familiar face will be on the federal campaign trail leading up to the Canadian federal election scheduled for Oct. 21. The Green Party of Canada announced Mark Vercouteren as its candidate for the federal riding of Chatham-Kent-Leamington. Vercouteren grew...
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May 28, 19 •
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It took four hours, but Chatham-Kent’s compliance audit committee rejected all 10 election finance complaints leveled recently by former mayoral candidate Robert Salvatore Powers. Powers filed applications for audits in late April against fellow mayoral...
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May 17, 19 •
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Nine candidates, third-party advertiser named in applications Chatham-Kent’s election compliance audit committee is to review 10 complaints stemming from the financial reports from eight municipal council candidates, one mayoral candidate and a third-party...
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Apr 10, 19 •
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The victor topped the spending list, while the defeated didn’t even report his spendings. That’s how it played out on municipal election night, according to municipal records, where Darrin Canniff became mayor after spending nearly $64,500 on his 2018...
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Jan 15, 19 •
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The court application brought by mayoral candidate Robert Powers for a recount of the 2018 Ward 1 municipal election has been dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. According to a release from the municipality, Justice Howard heard arguments from...
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Nov 27, 18 •
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The October municipal election results for West Kent are under a challenge. Municipal officials say former mayoral candidate Robert Salvatore Powers has challenged the results in the voting for councillors from that ward. The application, which does not...
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Oct 31, 18 •
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Mayor-Elect Darrin Canniff is almost ready. As of Friday, he’ll have finished his current job at Transform and will be ready to hit the ground running when he officially takes over as mayor on Dec. 3. He has a great deal of plans for the future of...
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Oct 24, 18 •
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It will be a very different Chatham-Kent council when the elected members are sworn in following Monday night’s election results. A new mayor takes the helm with Darrin Canniff moving over a few seats, and he will be looking out at a council with eight new...
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Oct 22, 18 •
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Change blew through Monday night’s municipal election like an autumn wind, as there will be a slew of new faces on council, and a new mayor for Chatham-Kent. Darrin Canniff stampeded to victory, garnering more than 56 per cent of the votes cast this time...
