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Heather Wright/The Independent In a sea of long, shiny classic cars with giant fins and chrome as far as the eye can see, Bob Hyde’s Austin Mini stands out. The car isn’t just a mini in name – it was by far the smallest car at the annual Fins and Fenders Car Show in Wyoming last Saturday. Hyde’s car is

Heather Wright/The Independent Former St. Clair Township Mayor Steve Arnold will be back around the council table. Arnold, who stepped down as mayor in 2022 after serving over 37 years in municipal politics including 16 as mayor, will be acclaimed as deputy mayor Monday when the clerk of the municipality certifies the candidate list. Arnold was the only person nominated

Heather Wright/The Independent Four people want to be the next mayor of Brooke-Alvinston. Current Mayor David Ferguson decided not to run for a third term, but there is a list of people who want the job. Marcus Deloughery filed his papers Friday at the deadline for nominations for the Oct. 26 municipal election. He joins Jamie Armstrong, Tom Scott and

The Independent The entire Enniskillen council is expected to be acclaimed Monday. It will be the third term in a row without an election in the township. Aug. 21 was the final day to submit nominations to run in the Oct. 26 municipal election. The township, which has acclaimed its council in both the 2018 and 2022 election, seemed destined

Heather Wright/The Indpendent Seven people, including three incumbents, hope to become the next councillors in Dawn-Euphemia. At the end of nomination day, Aug. 21, incumbents Jason Meyer, Paul LeBoeuf and Ann Gray had put their hat in the ring for the four positions up for grabs. The only incumbent not to seek re-election this year is Mark McGuire who served

Heather Wright/The Independent Three incumbents will face three newcomers for the four seats on Warwick Township council in the Oct. 26 municipal election. And when the nominations closed at 2 pm, there was one name noticeably absent from the list of potential candidates – long-time Warwick politician Jerry Westgate. Westgate has served on council for 32 years. Westgate says it

But Hand still wants a seat at the table Cathy Dobson/The Independent Only two candidates are vying to be Point Edward’s next mayor but both are well known after serving on council and multiple committees and boards. Two-term deputy mayor Greg Grimes and three-term councillor Paul Burgess are each hoping to lead the polls for the top job on election

Bradley seeking 12th term as mayor All but one current councillor running Cathy Dobson/The Independent As is his habit, Mike Bradley officially joined Sarnia’s mayoral race just a few hours before nominations closed Friday, ending speculation whether he’d attempt a 12th term. Bradley, 71, has been Sarnia’s mayor since 1988 and is Ontario’s second-longest serving mayor behind Milton’s Gord Krantz.

Heather Wright/The Independent While there won’t be a race for mayor in Petrolia, there is a wide range of candidates looking to become the next six members of town council. Joel Field, the current deputy mayor, is the only person to file nomination papers for the job of mayor but 12 candidates have filed nomination papers to fill the six

First election in village since 2010 Heather Wright/The Independent Two political newcomers are looking to become Oil Springs councillors. At the close of nomination day, six people are in the running for four council seats in Lambton’s smallest municipality. Connie McFadden, Larry Wagner, Jordan Newport and Adam Veen are all seeking re-election. All four were acclaimed in the 2022 municipal

Heather Wright/The Independent Lambton Shores Mayor Doug Cook is facing a challenge for the municipality’s top job from a two-time councillor. On the last day of the Oct. 26 municipal nomination period, Jeff Wilcox, who has represented the Thedford area since 2018, has thrown his hat into the ring for the mayor’s position. Cook, who was first elected as a

Heather Wright/The Independent It appears there won’t be an election for mayor in Petrolia, Enniskillen, Warwick and Oil Springs this year. Nominations for the Oct. 26 municipal election have just closed across the province. Clerks in each municipality will verify the list of candidates Monday. However, in the online portals for Petrolia, Enniskillen, Warwick and Oil Springs, only one candidate