There’s another new name on the list of people vying to be Timmins’ next mayor.
Mickey Auger, who recently ran for the Liberals in the provincial election, has registered to run for the head seat at the council table.
Current Mayor Steve Black filed his papers for re-election the day nominations opened, and newcomer Daniel Fortier is also running for mayor.
Other new names have been added to the ballot as well.
Walter Wawrzaszek is seeking re-election in Ward 2, and Jessica Trudel has added her name to the list of people wanting the Ward 4 councillor’s seat.
For school board trustees, Ron MacInnis has registered for the English Catholic board, David Bernotas is running for the French public board, and Denis Belanger is running for the French Catholic board.
The nomination period for the municipal election is open until July 27 at 2 p.m. Election day is Oct. 22.
The other nominations so far are:
Mayor - Steve Black, Daniel Fortier
Ward 1 - Rock Whissell, Veronica Farrell
Ward 4 - John Curley, Pat Bamford
Ward 5 - Alex Szczebonski, Cory Robin, Jason Sereda, John Ivanovs, Jean (John) Roy
English public school board trustee - Bob Brush
English Catholic school board trustee - Colleen Landers
French public school board trustee - Liliane Francis, Nicole Arcand
French Catholic school board trustee - Langis Dion
If you're interested in running for council, find out what you need to know here.
You can keep track of the full list of people running for council and school board here.
