There was another great turnout for the third and final advance poll Wednesday in the 2014 municipal election in Cranbrook, where 819 registered and new voters cast their ballots.

To date 2,038 advance votes have been cast compared to 1,593 advance votes in 2011.

There will be special voting at set times on Friday November 14, for residents only of Mountain View Village (5 to 5:45 p.m.), Joseph Creek Village (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Joseph Creek Care Village (2 to 5:30 p.m.), F.W. Green Memorial Home (10 to 11:45 a.m.) and Scott Villa (9 to 9:45 a.m.) as well as patients at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital (1 to 4:30 p.m.).

Regional District of East Kootenay Electoral Area C electors who are patients at the hospital may vote for School Trustee during those times as well.

General voting is set for Saturday, November 15.

Voting runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Laurie Middle School gym located at 1808 – 2nd Street South and is open for City of Cranbrook residents only.

If you are not registered on the List of Electors, please bring two pieces of Identification when you come to vote. Non-resident property owners should contact the Chief Election Officer at 250-489-8739 to determine the documents needed to register.

As part of the elections, City of Cranbrook electors will be asked to vote yes or no on the Cease Fluoridation Bylaw. A ‘Yes’ vote means stopping fluoridation; a ‘No’ vote means continuing fluoridation.

Once the polls close Saturday and once the preliminary results of the Mayoral, Council and School Trustee elections are known by approximately 10 p.m., those results will be published to the City of Cranbrook website (and by e-KNOW).

For more information about the election or the Water Fluoridation Electoral Assent, please visit the City of Cranbrook website at www.cranbrook.ca.

City of Cranbrook

Article Share