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Certified List of Candidates

Offices to be Elected

The following is the list of candidates for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election. All Nomination Papers - Form 1 from any candidate may be viewed by the public at the Lanark Highlands Municipal Offices - 75 George Street, Lanark.

reeve

Candidate Name Office Phone Email Date Filed
Peter McLaren Reeve 613-259-3139 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-06
Wesley 'Wes' Pugh Reeve 613-290-9692 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-07-20
Brian Stewart Reeve This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-21
Allison Vereyken Reeve 613-281-8463 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-19

deputy-reeve

Candidate Name Office Phone Email Date Filed
William 'Bill' King Deputy Reeve 613-259-3001 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-14
Frank Sodonis Deputy Reeve 613-879-3622 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-06-11
Marina Summers Deputy Reeve 613-715-0183 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-17

councillor

Candidate Name Office Phone Email Date Filed
Peter Forshaw Ward 1 Councillor 705-733-6330 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-05-20
Keith Michaud Ward 1 Councillor 613-797-2386 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-05-19
Steven 'Steve' Roberts Ward 2 Councillor 613-769-0382 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-10
Dennis Munroe Ward 2 Councillor 613-256-2013 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-12
Barry Gervais Ward 3 Councillor 613-612-9561 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-07-27
Daniel Keating Ward 3 Councillor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-21
David Le Gard Ward 3 Councillor 613-229-3283 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-21
Ryan McMurrer Ward 3 Councillor 613-852-9876 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-21
Ronald 'Ron' Closs Ward 4 Councillor 613-220-7498 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-07-22
John Foliot Ward 4 Councillor This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-20
Laurene 'Jeannie' Kelso Ward 5 Councillor 613-278-1391 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-05

UCDSB

Candidate Name Office Phone Email Date Filed
Elizabeth Stienberg Upper Canada District School Board, Trustee 613-464-2998 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-07-31

CSDCEO

Candidate Name Office Phone Email Date Filed
Diane Burns Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l'Est ontarien, Trustee 613-478-2744 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-21

CEPEO

Candidate Name Office Phone Email Date Filed
Anab Yussuf Mohamed Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario, Trustee 613-322-8684 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-20
Patrick Robert Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario, Trustee 613-761-8944 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-08-19

CDSBEO

Candidate Name Office Phone Email Date Filed
Jennifer Cooney Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, Trustee 613-880-1462 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 2026-05-05

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