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By James Peters

Municipal Election 2022

Fifteen contenders for Clearwater council; Blackwell challenged by freeman

Sep 12, 2022 | 2:04 PM

CLEARWATER, B.C. — Clearwater Mayor Merlin Blackwell has some competition in the upcoming municipal election.

A candidate list on CivicInfo B.C. shows Blackwell will be challenged by Dean Clifford, a proponent of the ‘freeman on the land’ movement.

Blackwell was first elected in 2018, beating out Jon Kreke.

There are a whopping 15 candidates for the six council spots, including five incumbents:

• Barry Banford
• Lynne Frizzle
• Bill Haring
• Lyle Mackenzie
• Shelley Sim

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Incumbent Lucy Taylor is not running for re-election.

The 10 outside candidates are:

• Theresa Braaten
• Suzanne Emerson
• Candus Graffunder
• Tom Grimm
• Carly Lepoidvin
• Ken Matheson
• Harry Minci
• Lorelei Rogers
• Ron Rotzetter
• Jessica Toscano

Candidates have until Friday, Sept. 16 to withdraw their names from the ballot.

The B.C. municipal elections will take place Oct. 15, 2022.