Here are the candidates for the 2018 N.W.T. municipal elections
Nominations for upcoming municipal elections in six N.W.T. communities closed Monday, and the list of candidates is now in for Fort Smith, Hay River, and Inuvik, in addition to Yellowknife.
Municipal elections are scheduled for Oct. 15.
Fort Smith
Three people have put their names forward for the mayor position in Fort Smith: incumbent Lynn Napier-Buckley, former mayor Brad Brake, and Don Matthews.
Fifteen candidates have put their names forward for eight councillor positions, including four incumbents:
Louise Beaulieu
Kevin Campbell
Michael Couvrette
Jessica Cox
Ray Currie
Chris DeWolf
Al Dumont (incumbent)
Gerard Fradsham
Keith Hartery
Ron Holtorf (incumbent)
Bob McArthur (incumbent)
Ann Pischinger
Kevin Smith (incumbent)
Branda Tuckey
Chris Westwell
Hay River
Current town councillor Kandis Jameson was acclaimed as mayor of Hay River. Brad Mapes, the town's current mayor, announced last week that he would not seek re-election.
Nine people will seek eight spots on town council:
Steve Anderson (incumbent)
Robert Bouchard
(Mary) Emily Chambers
Linda Duford
Keith Dohey (incumbent)
(James) Jeffery Groenewegen
Sandra Lester
Joseph Melanson
Brian Willows.
There are nine people in Hay River running for a position on the community's District Education Authority:
Nikki Ashton (incumbent)
Mark Harris
Jamie Hunt
Dale Loutit
Glen McPhee
Pennie Pokiak (incumbent)
Lisa Ruggles
Annette Rupert
Adam Smith
Inuvik
In Inuvik, two people have put their names into the running for the position of mayor: current city councillors Natasha Kulikowski and Vince Sharpe.
Eight people will be acclaimed to the eight spots on town council:
Steven Baryluk (incumbent)
Desmond Loreen
Gary McBride
Paul MacDonald
Alana Mero (incumbent)
Raygan Solotki
Kurt Wainman (incumbent)
Clarence Wood (incumbent)
And there are eight people running for the District Education Authority member, which has seven positions available:
Tony Devlin
Amanda Lennie
Jodie Maring
Lenora McLeod
Aurelie (A.J.) Minakis
Mark Owen
Jennifer Parrott
Janelle Wainman (incumbent)
No list of candidates was available for Norman Wells or Fort Simpson as of Tuesday morning. The list of candidates will be updated as the information becomes available.