🇨🇦 Canada Municipal Elections · 2026

Clearwater

BC · election day Saturday, October 17, 2026 · in 2 days

District

1,866
eligible voters 2026
12
certified candidates
5
incumbents running
Mayor 2 candidates
Merlin J Blackwell Incumbent website · 🔎
Shelley L Sim website 🔎
“Community | Shelley Sim top of page SHELLEY SIM FOR MAYOR + TRUSTEE COMMITTED COMMUNITY To work collaboratively to build a strong and sustainable community that fosters social and economic ​vitality​ that ensure​s​ people have place and space to thrive, flourish​, prosper and feel that they belong.” — from their campaign site
Councillor 6 to be elected10 candidates
Abiye N Amabeoku 🔎
Ben J Louwerse website 🔎
Bill P Haring Incumbent 🔎
Brent D Buck 🔎
Kenneth I Matheson Incumbent 🔎
Lyle D Mackenzie Incumbent 🔎
Michael J Krish-Penny website · MICHAELJPENNY.BSKY.SOCIAL 🔎
“Candidate’s Story - KRISH-PENNY for Clearwater Candidate’s Story The Journey to Clearwater Born at Scarborough General Hospital in 1982, my family relocated to Saskatchewan at a young age.” — from their campaign site
Sylvain L Menard website 🔎
“Perspective Although we all have our biases, councillors' decisions cannot be based solely on their personal preferences or the wishes of the loudest voices in the community.” — from their campaign site
Taylor J Drescher website 🔎
“Taylor Drescher for Clearwater Council Running for Councillor · District of Clearwater This became home.” — from their campaign site
Theresa I Braaten Incumbent 🔎

🗞 On the radar — local coverage

Headlines from the campaign period, via Google News — quoted, not paraphrased.

Sources: official candidate listing · provincial registry · municipal website · listing last updated October 15, 2026 02:20 pm