Four people have thrown their hats into the ring to become the Village of Delia’s next councillor.
The by-election was called after Mayor Dennis Thordorson resigned early in January due to health concerns.
Marcia Raymond, CAO for the Village, said they received four nominations, and nobody withdrew before the deadline of noon on Friday, February 28.
The four candidates for councillor are Bev Hall, Irene Arnold, Bryce Thompson, and Yvon Fournier.
The date to vote in the by-election to fill the council position is set for Thursday, March 27.
Raymond said she is aware of a citizen’s petition circulating to request an inquiry from the province’s Municipal Affairs department, but the village was at arm’s length from that.
She noted organizers of the petition can either present the petition to the village office, or present it to Municipal Affairs, and she has not seen the petition as of March 3.
Organizer of the petition Sue Waye says they are still in the process of coming up with a final tally on the petition and plan to present it to the Delia CAO in the near future.
As reported February 26 in The Mail, Delia residents seem split on going forward with the petition to launch an inquiry into town operations.
