Voters in Clearwater have voted in the 2022 B.C. municipal election.
Global News projects incumbent Merlin Blackwell has won the mayor’s race in Clearwater with 88.7 per cent of the vote.
Council will be made up of incumbents Shelley Sim, Lyle Mackenzie, Lynne Frizzle and Bill Haring, as well as newcomers Ken Matheson and Theresa I. Braaten, Global News projects.
Candidates
Mayor
Merlin Blackwell (incumbent)
Dean C Clifford (Dean Christopher David Clifford)
Council
Barry Banford (incumbent)
Theresa I. Braaten
Suzanne Emerson
Lynne Frizzle (incumbent)
Candus M. Graffunder
Tom Grimm
Bill Haring (incumbent)
Carly S. Lepoidvin
Lyle Mackenzie (incumbent)
Ken Matheson
Harry B. Minci
Lorelei Rogers
Ron Rotzetter
Shelley Sim (incumbent)
Jessica Toscano
Population of municipality
2,388 (2021)
Boundary of the municipality
The North Thompson River valley is home to Clearwater, which is located along Highway 5, close to Wells Gray Provincial Park and about 124 kilometres north of Kamloops.
This profile will continually be updated to reflect the latest information, interviews and events in the campaign.