August 24, 2026
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Kincardine clerk Jennifer Lawrie has certified the list of candidates for the Oct. 26 municipal and school board election, and there will be a race for mayor, councillor-at-large, and Ward 2 councillor, as well as one school board trustee position. The deputy mayor and Wards 1 and 3 councillors have been acclaimed.
The certified slate of candidates for the Municipality of Kincardine includes:
Mayor (one to be elected)
Kenneth Craig
Barb Fisher
Bill Stewart
Deputy mayor
Rory Cavanagh (acclaimed)
Councillor-at-large (three to be elected)
Mike Hinchberger
Michael McKechnie
Darrel Perry
Ali Shah
Ward 1 councillor
Russ Crook (acclaimed)
Jennifer Prenger (acclaimed)
Ward 2 councillor (one to be elected)
Michael Ferrier
Kyle McKay
Ward 3 councillor
Amanda Steinhoff-Gray (acclaimed)
In Kincardine, the nine-member council consists of the mayor, deputy mayor, three councillors-at-large, two Ward 1 (Town of Kincardine) councillors, one Ward 2 (Kincardine Township) councillor, and one Ward 3 (Bruce Township) councillor.
SCHOOL BOARDS
Bluewater District School Board trustee
Jan Johnstone (acclaimed)
Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board trustee
Lori Di Castri (acclaimed)
French-language public district school board trustee (one to be elected)
Rachael Golem
Eric Lapointe
French-language separate school board trustee
Michael Salvatore (acclaimed)
Election timetable:
Sept. 1 - Preliminary list of electors released to the public
Oct. 19 - Voting period for electors begins at 10 a.m.
Oct. 23 - Third-party registration period closes
Oct. 26 - Final day to vote (ends at 8 p.m.)
Nov. 15, 2026 - council term begins
Nov. 14, 2030 - council term ends
Written ByLiz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.
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