THUNDER BAY – Larry Hebert’s stay in the mayor’s race was a short one.
The long-time at-large councillor on Monday removed his name from contention for the city’s top elected position and instead will once again run for city council, seeking a fourth at-large bid.
Hebert’s decision leaves eight candidates vying for the mayor’s chair and ups the at-large field to 17, including Margaret Wanlin, who also registered on Monday to run. Wanlin is the wife of former Green Party and NDP MP Bruce Hyer.
The Current River ward competition grew by one on Monday, with former Coun. Dick Waddington deciding to take another crack at municipal politics. Waddington last sat on council from 2003 to 2006.
