The City of Wetaskiwin has its two new councilors after the by-election was held Sept. 11.
Former councilor Joe Branco was the top vote-getter, followed closely by newcomer Gabrielle Blatz.
According to unofficial resultsa from the city, the vote count was divided thusly:
Joseph Branco 761
Gabrielle Blatz-Morgan 688
Phil Houle-Gregg 571
Sandra Kim 410
Steven Venardos 358
Lawrence Semeniuk 332
Amanda Rule 243
Mark McFaul 157
Angela Greendige 152
Byron King 92
Hazen Evenson 41
A press release from the City of Wetaskiwin stated, “According to the Local Authorities Election Act, the by-election results become official four days after the date of election. Given that September 15—four days after September 11—falls on a Sunday, the City of Wetaskiwin will be releasing the official election results on Monday, September 16 instead.
“Branco and Blatz-Morgan will be sworn into office at the regular September 30, 2019 Wetaskiwin City Council meeting, to be held in Council Chambers at Wetaskiwin City Hall (4705 – 50 Avenue). Their term on Council will end in 2021, which is when all positions on City Council are up for election again.”
