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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Lebanon Republicans to meet at caucus to endorse candidates
LEBANON — Enrolled Republican electors are invited to participate in the party's caucus to endorse candidates for the upcoming municipal office election. The caucus will take place tonight at 7 p.m. in the Community Center located at 872 Trumbull Highway in Lebanon. The caucus is held every other year to select which candidate of the Republican Party will be running in the municipal election in the fall. According to Mike Ninteau, chair of both the Board of Finance and Lebanon Republican Party, they began their candidate search a few months ago. 'It is nice to get some fresh perspectives; new candidates are good,' he said. 'It's important that people get involved with their civic duty to help govern their town.' The caucus is open to all registered members of the Republican party and residents of Lebanon, and Ninteau encourages everyone to attend and take part in the process. As of now, they have about 15 different positions they are looking to fill. The positions are for first selectmen and the various boards and commissions of the town. For people who do not wish to run, it is still a good opportunity to have a say in who might represent them during the municipal election. 'You can get involved and have a very meaningful impact on a local level,' Ninteau said. 'And a lot of times the actions of your municipality affect you as much or not more than what they do at the state or even at the federal level, so it's very important.' Solve the daily Crossword
CTV News
6 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Councillor Craig Sauvé enters mayoral race with new Transition Montréal party
Craig Sauvé launched his new municipal political party, Transition Montréal, Thursday morning. He will be running for mayor in the fall election. (Stéphane Giroux/CTV News) Independent councillor Craig Sauvé is throwing his name in the hat to be Montreal mayor in the fall election. Sauvé made the announcement Thursday with his new party Transition Montréal. The party is running on a progressive platform, which includes taxing the ultra-rich and putting an end to outsourcing for municipal projects. 'There is a huge appetite for a different way of doing municipal politics, a politics of solidarity, courage, and concrete action,' Sauvé said in a news release. The candidate said he plans on taxing single-family homes worth at least $3.5 million to fund initiatives dedicated to fighting homelessness. The party said it would invoke new special powers Quebec granted municipalities back in 2023 to do so. 'There's no shortage of money. It's just concentrated in too few hands while people are sleeping on the streets,' said Sauvé. 'This tax will help fund shelters and the organizations doing work on the ground.' Transition Montréal also plans on creating a municipal task force -- Infra-MTL -- to handle public works like sidewalks, speed bumps, curb extensions, paving, and bike lanes instead of outsourcing to private contractors. The party says having in-house workers handle these files will improve planning, speed up execution, and follow the Charbonneau Commission's recommendations. While Sauvé was surrounded by Transition Montréal's founding members and some supporters at a news conference Thursday morning, the party is still seeking candidates to fill its roster. It plans on running candidates in each of the city's boroughs. At City Hall, Sauvé has been outspoken on homelessness issues and the housing crisis, bringing forward motions to adopt emergency measures and increase funding for community organizations. As a representative of the Sud-Ouest borough, he supported the Maison Benoît-Labre's supervised consumption site, which may have to move locations following provincial intervention requiring such sites sites to be at least 150 metres away from schools and daycares. Sauvé was first ran with Valérie Plante's Projet Montreal and was re-elected in his Sud-Ouest riding as an independent in the 2021 municipal election. He left the party following a sexual assault allegation, which the party deemed to be unfounded.
CTV News
03-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Scott Gillingham to seek second term as Winnipeg mayor
Winnipeg Mayor Scott Gillingham speaks at the State of the City Address on March 14, 2025. (Jeff Keele/CTV News Winnipeg) While the City of Winnipeg election is not for another year, at least one current member of city council is planning to seek another term. Mayor Scott Gillingham will seek a second term as mayor of Winnipeg in the 2026 municipal election. An email from Colin Fast, the mayor's director of communications, confirmed the decision to CTV News. Gillingham was elected for his first term in 2022, winning 27.5 per cent of the vote among 11 candidates. Prior to his election as mayor, Gillingham was councillor for the St. James ward from 2014 to 2022. Election day is Oct. 28, 2026.
CTV News
06-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Advance voting day in Osgoode for byelection to elect new councillor
Residents in Ottawa's Osgoode ward can cast a vote today for a new councillor, to fill the seat left vacant by the resignation of George Darouze. The City of Ottawa is holding one advance voting day ahead of the municipal byelection on Monday, June 16. Eligible voters can cast a ballot from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday at one of three locations in Osgoode ward. Osgoode Village Community Centre, 5660 Osgoode Main Street Parkway Church, 7275 Parkway Road Carlsbad Springs Community Centre, 6020 Piperville Road To cast a ballot, electors will be required to show a piece of identification that must have your name and address to show you live in Osgoode ward. The city says photo identification is not required to vote. There are 11 candidates running to fill the vacant seat in Osgoode ward. Darouze resigned in March after being elected the MPP for Carleton in February's Ontario election. Here is a list of the 11 candidates: Guy Clarence Boone Dalton Holloway Bobby Gulati Colette Lacroix-Velthuis Dan O'Brien Isabelle Skalski Doug Thompson Peter Scott Westaway Jennifer van Koughnett Gregory Vail Arnold Vaughan For more information on voting places and the hours to cast a ballot, visit
Malay Mail
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
Election win for Thai politician weeks after BMW crash sends 65-year-old man to ICU
BANGKOK, May 12 — A 28-year-old budding politician in Pathum Thani, a Thai province north of Bangkok, won the local municipal election yesterday, less than a month after being involved in a serious car crash that injured a couple in their 60s. Smitthiphat Leenawarat whose parents are both veteran politicians, faces multiple charges including reckless driving and assault from the April 16 incident when his brand new BMW sideswiped a pick-up truck carrying 65-year-old Prachak Duangyai and his wife Somsri, 64, in Pathum Thani. Despite the legal issues, Smitthiphat won the municipal election by over 1,000 votes, The Bangkok Post reported today. 'For over 30 years, I have been serving my fellow people. Today it is proved that Thanyaburi people love my family sincerely and seriously,' Smitthiphat's father and a former mayor, Krissada Leenawarat, awas quoted as saying in thanking voters in the municipal election. Krissada was also reported to have addressed the ongoing crash case. He said his family had done their best to help the victims but the matter remained unresolved due to a 'third party.' 'I will let the justice system handle my son's case and I will not exercise any influence because my family had no connections,' he was quoted as saying. Smitthiphat's mother, Yupayao Leenawarat, is also an elected mayor of the same municipality. 'If we had not served the local people well, we would not have won the election given the recent issues of my son,' she was quoted as saying. Smitthiphat also thanked local residents for their support after the election and pledged to serve the constituents, just like his father. Smitthiphat was reported to have been fined 6,000 baht for driving with an expired licence in the April 16 car crash. Following the crash, Smitthiphat appeared on national Thai TV alongside his father to explain what happened. He claimed to be travelling at 80–100 kilometres per hour after passing a toll gate when the pick-up truck carrying the elderly couple cut into his lane, causing him to crash into a road barrier. He claimed he was reaching below to retrieve an undisclosed item when his BMW collided with the truck again while trying to stop it for a discussion. 'I deeply regret the accident and had no intention of injuring [the victims],' he was quoted as saying by The Bangkok Post in a separate news article. He added that he would cover medical costs and offer financial help. The occupants of the pick-up truck were reported to have been injured in the crash. The husband Prachak suffered six broken ribs and remains in intensive care, while his wife's condition was not disclosed in the news report. The case remains under police investigation.
