October 2 Municipal Election Update

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All-Candidates Event this Sunday

All-Candidates meeting runs this Sunday at Lions Bay Community School. Photo by kc dyer.

Lions Bay Council candidates are preparing for the final two weeks of campaigning with Election Day arriving on October 17.

Before that, however, the group will have a chance to face each other in person at this Sunday's All Candidates meeting. The event will be held at Lions Bay Community School (250 Bayview Road) on Sunday, October 4 from 1 to 3 p.m.

According to a statement released in a special Village Update earlier this week, the event will be a moderated Q & A format with no open-mic component.

Instead, residents are encouraged to send their questions to cao@lionsbay.ca.

Chief Administrative Officer Ross Blackwell, who has also taken on the role of Chief Election Officer, says that an independent facilitator from outside the Village will moderate the event, and present the questions to candidates. The questions will not be provided to candidates prior to the event.

"We're reminding all attendees that this event is to share information, and are looking to maintain decorum throughout."

Early voting for the municipal election will take place on October 7 at the Village Hall. Election day voting will take place at the Village Hall, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days.

The Watershed contacted all the current candidates running in the upcoming Municipal Election to give them the opportunity to answer a few questions. Their responses can be found by following the links below. Responses from School Trustee candidates will run on Saturday.

Mayoral Candidates:

Michael Broughton Ron McLaughlin

Council Candidates:

Neville Abbott, incumbent Eric Balac

Jaime Cunliffe, incumbent Carmon Leeson

Ehsan Monfared Leslie Nolin

Chris Stevens

Council candidate Adam Solheim did not respond to Watershed questions.

Mail-In Ballots

If you will not be in town to vote, you can apply for a mail-in ballot HERE. at the Village of Lions Bay 2026 Municipal Election page. Applications are already being accepted, and you can opt to collect your ballot ahead of time from the Village office or have it mailed to you. (Email: election@lionsbay.ca)