The 2026 municipal election is Oct. 26 and candidates have until this Friday (Aug. 21) at 2 p.m. to file their nomination papers. Here are the candidates, as of press time. They are listed in alphabetical order, based on their last name. (* denotes an incumbent) MAYOR Frank Cerasa Bill Fryer Chris Gibb Michael Prue* (Frank DiPasquale has withdrawn from the mayor’s race.) DEPUTY MAYOR Linden Crain Bill Petruniak COUNCILLOR Molly Allaire* T.J. Botsford Keith Boussey Frank Clem

A watermain project for McCurdy Dr. will not be proceeding this year, it might next year, and the province’s “Buy Ontario” legislation was part of the debate into the matter. Town council will not proceed the tender on the McCurdy Ave. watermain replacement, which would have gone from Sandwich St. S. to Lilac Ct., and will instead see if it can be done as one whole project for the entire street in 2027. The project came in over-budget by $682,872, according to a report by adm

Molly Allaire Molly Allaire is looking to build on what she has done in her first term as a councillor. Allaire is seeking re-election in the Oct. 26 municipal election and while it took a couple of years to learn on the job, “after that, I found my groove” as a councillor. “Now I feel I can stand up and make a difference even more,” said Allaire. Allaire said four years ago, she had a platform to protect parks and greenspaces, and she believes she has achieved that. She said