Grand Forks: 4 for mayor, 9 for council

It’s a four-way race for mayor in Grand Forks after Alec Brownlee joined the race today.

He’ll face incumbent city councillor Everett Baker, incumbent Area D director Danna O’Donnell, and newcomer Stan Sharkey. O’Donnell is also running for re-election in Area D.

Of the nine people seeking council seats, three are incumbents: Neil Krog, Christine Thopmson, and Zak Eburne-Stoodley.

In addition, Patrick O’Doherty and Rod Zielinksi have served before. Zielinksi resigned in 2020 to take a job as the city’s utilities manager. Baker then filled his seat in a by-election.

The other candidates are Niki Best, Deborah LaFleur, Anna Leksinska, and David Mark.

Voting day is Oct. 15.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He has recently published a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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