Municipal and School Board Election

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In January 2024, Elections Ontario became responsible for maintaining the Permanent Register of Elections for Ontario. This will be used to develop the Voters List for municipal and provincial elections in Ontario.

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The next municipal election will be held October 26, 2026.

School Support Information

Please note that The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) will remain responsible for collecting school support information from eligible electors. Individuals are encouraged to use MPAC’s online tool to review their school support designation at https://school-support.mpac.ca/.

Unofficial Candidate List

*Last published as of 12:00 p.m. Monday, May 25, 2026

Mayor

Name of Candidate	Qualifying Address	Contact Number	Email and/or Website	Nomination Date
Pam Sayne	1013 Pinoak Lane, Minden, ON, K0M 2L1	705-455-2442	saynepam@gmail.com	May 1, 2026
Tammy McKelvey	11616 Hwy 35, Minden, On, K0M 2K0	705-286-1854	tammy.mckelvey@bell.net	May 1, 2026
Pat Kitcheman	1126 Rice Road Minden,ON K0M 2K0	705-306-9787	pkitcheman@gmail.com	May 4, 2026

Deputy Mayor

Name of Candidate	Qualifying Address	Contact Number	Email and/or Website	Nomination Date
Lisa Schell	40 Parkside St, Minden, ON, K0M 2K0	705-286-1035	lisa.schell@hotmail.com	May 1, 2026

Councillor at Large

Name of Candidate	Qualifying Address	Contact Number	Email and/or Website	Nomination Date
Ron Nesbitt	1002 Ben Rd, Minden, On, K0M 2K0	705-286-3823	samuriron@hotmail.com	May 1, 2026
Bob Sisson	1741 Horseshoe Lake Rd, Minden, On, K0M 2K0	705-935-0662	bobanddebsisson@outlook.com	May 13, 2026

Councillor Ward 1

Name of Candidate	Qualifying Address	Contact Number	Email and/or Website	Nomination Date
Shirley Johannessen	2112 Brady Lake Rd, Minden, On, K0M 2K0	705-854-0701	shirl-girl@live.com	May 1, 2026
Ivan Ingram	21 Highland Gate Blvd, Minden, On, K0M 2K0	705-879-7049	ivaningram185@gmail.com	May 11, 2026

Councillor Ward 2

Name of Candidate	Qualifying Address	Contact Number	Email and/or Website	Nomination Date
Stephen Hertel	1038 Moore Lake Estates Rd., Minden, ON K0M 2L1	416-560-4293 705-454-1517	stephenhertel13@gmail.com	May 4, 2026
Brad Griffin	1313 Spring Valley Rd, Minden, On, K0M 2K0	705-455-7311	bradgriffin1313@gmail.com	May 25, 2026

Councillor Ward 3

Name of Candidate	Qualifying Address	Contact Number	Email and/or Website	Nomination Date

School Board Trustee - English Public - Trillium Lakelands District School Board

Name of Candidate	Qualifying Address	Contact Number	Email and/or Website	Nomination Date
Kinga Baricz	1007 Wintergreen Lane, Haliburton	705-455-2326	zsomli2024@yahoo.com	May 22, 2026

School Board Trustee - French Public - Counseller, Le Conseil Scolair Viamonde

Name of Candidate	Qualifying Address	Contact Number	Email and/or Website	Nomination Date
Kristine Dandavino	66 Oshawa Blvrd N, Oshawa, On, L1G 5S3	289-671-6925		May 19, 2026