THUNDER BAY — Partly as a result of mayors stepping aside, there will be a slate of new faces leading the municipal councils of several communities in northwestern Ontario for the next four years:
- Kenora - Dan Reynard
- Fort Frances - June Caul
- Schreiber - Dave Hamilton
- Red Lake, where former Mayor Phil Vinet passed away - Fred Mota
- Neebing - Erwin Butikofer
In Manitouwadge, former mayor John MacEachern upset incumbent Andy Major.
The Mayor of Ignace, Lee Kennard, also went down to defeat. He wil be succeeded by Donald Cunningham.
Voters in other communities returned their current mayors or reeves:
- Nipigon - Richard Harvey
- Red Rock - Gary Nelson
- Terrace Bay - Jody Davis
- Dryden - Greg Wilson
- Sioux Lookout - Doug Lawrance
- Greenstone - Renald Beaulieu
- White River - Angelo Bazzoni
- Conmee - Kevin Holland
Mayors and reeves were acclaimed in other communities:
- Shuniah - Wendy Landry
- Oliver-Paipoonge - Lucy Kloosterhuis
- Gillies - Wendy Wright
- O'Connor - Jim Vezina
- Marathon - Rick Dumas
- Atikokan - Dennis Brown
- Dorion - Ed Chambers