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Five days left to vote: find local election news here

Here are links to candidate profiles, coverage of debates, and local issues
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With five more days before the polls close on election night, Oct. 24, about 17 per cent of eligible Collingwood voters have cast their ballots. 

Online voting opened on Sept. 8 and in-person voting is available Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on election day, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the library. 

CollingwoodToday has previously published profiles on the municipal candidates running for election in Collingwood, as well as those seeking election as the local school board trustee. There are articles covering all-candidates meetings, and some of the local issues. 

You can find CollingwoodToday's election news for Collingwood, The Blue Mountains, and Grey Highlands on our election site here.

There are three candidates for mayor of Collingwood, including Norm Sandberg, Mariane McLeod, and Yvonne Hamlin.

There will be three candidates on the ballot for deputy mayor, but one candidate, Jordan Fleming, has dropped out of the race. The remaining two candidates are Bob Madigan and Tim Fryer.

There are 12 candidates running for the seven available councillor seats for Collingwood in the 2022 municipal election taking place Oct. 24. The candidates include: Christopher Baines, Steve Berman, Ian Chadwick, George Dickenson, Deb Doherty, Cam Ecclestone, Brandon Houston, Kathy Jeffery, Steve Johns, Steve Perry, Chris Potts, and Rob Ring

For voter information, including how to cast a ballot and register to vote, visit the Town of Collingwood website here.

Here are some more local election stories: 

You can also watch the Rogers broadcast of the candidates meetings hosted by the Collingwood Chamber of Commerce online via YouTube. 

  • Click here for the mayor and deputy mayor candidate session.
  • Click here for the councillor candidate session.

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Erika Engel

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Erika regularly covers all things news in Collingwood as a reporter and editor. She has 15 years of experience as a local journalist
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