Chapleau has its first candidate for councillor.
Local teacher - and past candidate - Alex Lambruschini's filed his nomination papers, making him only the second person to file for the Chapleau election, after local businessman Ryan Bignucolo launched his third bid for mayor.
In Wawa, Angela Calaiezzi's become the eighth candidate for four seats on Council, after after current councillors Cathy Cannon and Mitch Hatfield, as well as Mary Harbocian, Jim Hoffman, Leah Isosaari, Robert Reeves, and Sue Smith - there's still a single candidate for mayor, current councillor Melanie Pilon, while longtime English Public School Board trustee Russell Reid's seeking re-election unopposed, and no candidate has filed for the English Separate School Board trustee position.
Meanwhile, longtime French-Language Public School Board trustee Josée Bouchard has filed for re-election - she's represented Chapleau, Dubreuilville, Wawa, White River, and Johnson, Laird, MacDonald, Meredith, Tarbutt, and Tarbutt Additional on the Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l'Ontario since 2007.
Candidates are considered "unofficial" until certification, which happens after the nomination deadline, which is Friday, August 19th, at 2 pm.