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WINDSOR, N.S. —

A historic election will be held in Windsor and West Hants March 7.

Twenty-eight locals tossed their hats in the ring in hopes of winning a seat on the first-ever council serving the Region of Windsor and West Hants Municipality.

Jennifer Daniels, Jim White and Abraham Zebian are vying for votes in the three-way mayoral race.

Daniels and Zebian currently serve on council for the Municipality of West Hants, with Zebian functioning as warden. White recently retired after practising law for 40 years.

Three candidates have already been acclaimed in uncontested districts: current Town of Windsor council members Laurie Murley (District 10, North Windsor) and Jim Ivey (District 11, South Windsor), as well as serving Municipality of West Hants councillor Rupert Jannasch (District 1, Walton to Centre Burlington).

Elections for mayor will still be held in Districts 1, 10 and 11.

Voting will take place between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. March 7. Advance polls are scheduled for Feb. 29 and March 3, between noon and 8 p.m.

Electors who don’t receive voter information cards with further instructions as of Feb. 26 are asked to contact returning officer Rhonda Brown at 902-798-8391 ext. 110 or rbrown@westhants.ca. To view a map of the polling districts, visit strongerregion.ca.

The Town of Windsor and Municipality of the District of West Hants are slated to merge and become one region through a process of consolidation as of April 1.

Former Town of Kentville chief administrative officer (CAO) Mark Phillips was hired on as the CAO for the new regional municipality.

FULL LIST OF CANDIDATES:

For mayor:

Jennifer Daniels

Jim White

Abraham Zebian

Councillor candidates:

District 1, Walton – Centre Burlington:

Rupert Jannasch (acclaimed)

District 2, Cogmagun – Avondale:

Scott W. McLean

Kathy Monroe

Brian Veinot

District 3, Newport Corner – Sweets Corner:

David Keith

Mark McLean

District 4, St. Croix – Ellershouse:

Blake Bowman

Jeff Hartt

District 5, Wentworth Creek – Three Mile Plains:

Debbie Francis

Shawn Johnson

Lalia Kerr

Darren Lynch

District 6, Panuke Lake – Garlands Crossing:

Rick Dunham

Randy Hussey

Bob Morton

District 7, Vaughan – Upper Falmouth:

Jane Davis

Jen Davison

Ed Sherman

District 8, Hantsport – Mount Denson:

Paul Morton

Richard Skelton

District 9, Falmouth:

Andrew Barker

Richard Murphy

John A. Smith

District 10, North Windsor:

Laurie Murley (acclaimed)

District 11, South Windsor:

Jim Ivey (acclaimed)

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