The people have decided to elect a new Mayor in Hastings Highlands.
Vic Bodnar has been unofficially elected Mayor of Hastings Highlands. He received 1,111 of the votes, while former Mayor Vivian Bloom received 826 votes and Joseph Shulman received 709.
“It’s been a hard campaign, people fought very well,” Bodnar said after finding out about the results. “I got to know the district very well. Now is when the real work starts, where the rubber hits the road,” he continued.
Bodnar mentioned he has a lot of work to do from now until inauguration day. He says he wants to get as familiar as possible with the area. “I need to make sure I know exactly what’s going on so when people refer to things that they have issues over, I know exactly what they’re talking about ,” he said.
Tracy Hagar was elected as Deputy Mayor, while Tony Fitzgerald, Nancy Matheson, Dorothy Gerrow, Tammy Davis and Alex Walder were voted in as councillors.
Voter turn-out in Hastings Highlands was reported at 38.2 percent with 2,701 total votes being cast.
All results are unofficial.