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Ward 1 Candidate Update – Week 19

Welcome to our Week 19 update for Ward 1! As part of our commitment to neutral, equal coverage, we track all six certified candidates across their websites, Facebook pages, and campaign channels in exact certification order.

John MacAlpine

BrantVotes Candidate Profile

John Kemp

BrantVotes Candidate Profile

Denise Louise Dyment

BrantVotes Candidate Profile

No Updates from Denise by the time of this publishing.

Mary-Jane Brown

BrantVotes Candidate Profile

Check out Mary-Jane’s Blog about the Farm Crawl. https://www.maryjanebrown.ca/post/mary-jane-attends-farm-crawl

Steve Schmitt

BrantVotes Candidate Profile

Mike Petrella

BrantVotes Candidate Profile

Mike has not provided an update in the time of publishing.

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