A couple local election races are heating up.
Current councillor Melanie Pilon's confirmed to JJAM FM News that she has filed papers to run for mayor, making her the first candidate in the running - current Mayor Pat Tait's said he is not running - Pilon has been a councillor since February, and is set to serve as deputy mayor in September and October, as Wawa Council rotates the role.
Pilon has yet to be added to the municipal website's list of candidates, which include three people running for Wawa's four Council seats: Leah Isosaari; Sue Smith; and Robert Reeves, while Russell Reid runs for re-election as English Public School Board trustee.
Meanwhile, Dubreuilville has three more candidates for councillor: Luc Lévesque, who was appointed to fill a mid-term vacancy and was a councillor from 2003 to 2014; and Krystel Lévesque and Julila Hemphill, who are both running for the first time.
That means four people are now in the running for Dubreuilville's four Council seats, after current councillor Hélène Perth filed for her re-election bid, while incumbent mayor Beverly Nantel and longtime French Language Separate School Board trustee Roger Lemoyne are also running for re-election.
Chapleau's website still shows only a single candidate to file, Ryan Bignucolo in his third bid for mayor.
Candidates are considered "unofficial" until certification, which happens after the nomination deadline - that's only two weeks away, at 2 pm on Friday, August 19th.