Duncan residents voted for their next council in the 2022 B.C. municipal election on Oct. 15.
Incumbent Mayor Michelle Staples has been acclaimed in Duncan, having faced no competition in the race.
Global News projects incumbent councillors Garry Bruce, Carole Newington, Tom Duncan, Jenni Capps and Stacy Middlemiss will make up council, along with newcomer Mike McKinlay.
The Duncan area is home to about 5,000 members of the Cowichan Tribes and is on the traditional and unceded territory of the Cowichan First Nation.
Candidates
Mayor
Michelle Staples (acclaimed)
Council
Mark Anderson
Bob Brooke (incumbent)
Garry Bruce (incumbent)
Jenni Capps (incumbent)
Tom Duncan (incumbent)
Mike McKinlay
Stacy Middlemiss (incumbent)
Carole Newington (incumbent)
Joe Sawchuk
Referendum Questions for Duncan (City)
CVRD Regional Referendum – Regional Recreation Funding Services
Are you in favour of the Cowichan Valley Regional District adopting “CVRD Bylaw No. 4438 – Regional Recreation Funding Services Establishment Bylaw, 2022”, to establish a new regional funding model replacing the current Recreation Services to fund the usage based costs of 9 Regionally Significant Recreation Facilities that include the: Cowichan Aquatic Centre; Cowichan Community Centre; Cowichan Lake Sports Arena; Cowichan Performing Arts Centre; Cowichan Sportsplex; Frank Jameson Community Centre; Fuller Lake Arena; Kerry Park Recreation Centre; and Shawnigan Lake Community Centre, and annually requisition the greater of up to $35,000,000, or an amount equal to the amount that could be raised by a property tax rate of $1.1954 per $1,000 of the net taxable value of land and improvements within the service area?
Population of municipality
5,047 (2021)
Boundary of the municipality
At 2.07 square kilometres, Duncan is Canada’s smallest city. You’ll find it on Vancouver Island’s east side, in the Cowichan Valley between Nanaimo and Victoria.
This profile will continually be updated to reflect the latest information, interviews and events in the campaign.
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