Five people are vying for a vacant seat on Wawa Municipal Council - including a former councillor.
As yesterday was the deadline for applications, the Municipality's released the names of the candidates: Angela Calaiezzi; Mary Harbocian; Matthew Morrison; Melanie Pilon; and Micheal Reid.
The municipal website also has a photo of each candidate, along with their submitted letter of interest for the position, all highlighting their ties to the community, some noting past experience on Council - Morrison was a councillor from September 2015 to January 2017 - or involvement in other municipal affairs in Wawa or elsewhere, as well as community involvement or work experience.
Municipal Clerk Cathy Cyr says plans are for the candidates to make their case to Council in a special meeting later this month.
After that, Council will publicly vote on the candidates, to determine their appointee - if no candidate gets the backing of a majority of Council, the candidate with the fewest votes would be dropped from contention, continuing until there are two candidates left - as there are four sitting members of Council, it is possible it could deadlock at that point, in which case the appointee would be determined by lot or pulling a name from a hat, per the Municipal Election Act.
The special meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25th, at 6:30 pm - though Council Chambers will not be open to the public, the meeting will be broadcast live on the Municipality's YouTube channel.