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No residents step forward for vacant Village of Clyde seat

Nominations will be taken again tomorrow, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon
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The Village of Clyde is still short one councillor and Nomination Day has been extended to tomorrow, Feb. 23.

CLYDE – Nomination Day has been extended 24 hours in the Village of Clyde after no residents put their names forward for the vacant council seat.

Assistant CAO Jaye Parrent confirmed late afternoon Feb. 22 they’ll extend Nomination Day to Wednesday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. to noon. The cycle will repeat daily until a candidate comes forward, or six business days elapse — if no nominations are received by the end of the sixth day the village will have to contact the minister of Municipal Affairs for further guidance.

Just over two weeks into the new year the Village of Clyde was forced to call another byelection following the resignation of deputy mayor Patricia Hamaluk, the second councillor to step down since the municipal election in October. Jerry Austin, who was one of five new councillors acclaimed to council Oct. 18, stepped down in advance of the Nov. 8 council meeting citing medical issues.

On Dec. 20, Philip Petkau and Gerald Giroux submitted their names for the vacant seat, which was claimed by Petkau as Giroux withdrew his name from consideration.

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