North Saanich voters appear to have a new mayor and council after casting their ballots in the 2022 B.C. municipal election. The district north of the B.C. capital has one mayor and six councillors.
Global News projects that Peter Jones will be the next mayor of the island community.
Joining him on the council, Global News projects that Jack McClintock, Sanjiv Shrivastava, Celia Stock, Irene McConkey, Phil DiBattista and Brett Smyth have won their seats.
Current Mayor Geoff Orr did not reoffer, and the race to replace him includes veteran councillor, Murray Weisenberger, and newcomers Nancy Borden and Peter Jones. Borden served as a school trustee for District 63 in 2014, while Jones is president of the Dean Park Estates Community Association.
North Saanich exists on the traditional territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ people. The district is home to Victoria International Airport and the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.
Candidates
Mayor
Nancy E. Borden
Peter Jones
Murray Weisenberger
Council
Sanjiv Shrivastava
Phil DiBattista
Erin Giesbrecht
Tara Keeping
Jack McClintock (incumbent)
Irene McConkey
Morgan Mikkelsen
Jon Rennison
Terrie Rolph
Brett Smyth (incumbent)
Celia Stock (incumbent)
Maya Tse-Cotton (Bonnie Maya Tse)
Majid Varasteh
Population of municipality
12,235
Boundary of the municipality (can be taken from 2018 pieces).
Just south of Sidney is where you’ll find North Saanich, about 23 kilometres north of Victoria.
This profile will continually be updated to reflect the latest information, interviews and events in the campaign.
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