Withdrawal symptoms

It will disappoint a lot of people who were excited to see Bryan Chabot's name on the ballot for council, but the 16-year resident of Hinton is withdrawing from the race. 

I had a chance to sit down with Chabot today and I can tell you nobody is likely more disappointed than him. When I first chatted with him on nomination day he was full of excitement to get involved, so this must have been a hard decision. But situations can change pretty quick and I commend him for taking a serious look at his ability to fulfill his duties and then acting fast to let the public know about the decision.




Public knowledge is important because Chabot said he is outside the 24-hour time limit for withdrawing a nomination, so by law his name cannot be removed from the ballot. His biggest concern was getting the word out fast about his decision to try and make sure people do not waste a vote on him.

Here's Chabot's letter ...

I would like to announce, with a heavy heart, that I will no longer be campaigning for a seat on council in this election. I wanted to inform the voters as soon as possible so that the public's attention and efforts can be focused on the remaining candidates.
I withdraw my name from consideration with the best interests of the community in mind, because issues have arisen that will not allow me to commit the time I feel is necessary to effectively represent the constituents. There are candidates running for council who will bring forth positive change for our community and dedicate the required time to the position. I want to apologize to those who supported me, as well as the candidates remaining in the race. I hope my withdrawal at this time does not cause any confusion in the process and affect the election in any way.
I had a conversation with the deputy returning election officer, Rhonda West, on Sept. 27 about my intention to withdraw. Unfortunately, because I was not within the 24 hour time limit from nomination day on Sept. 23, my name will remain on the ballot. Please use your democratic rights to cast votes for the remaining candidates.
My desire to run for council and a want for change in our community affected my decision before fully realizing the time commitment required. My desire to be involved remains, so I will be submitting my name to volunteer on one of the Town committees starting this fall.
I want to apologize one last time to the public, the remaining candidates, my family and my supporters for the unexpected change.

 Sincerely,

Bryan Chabot

That leaves 11 council candidates - Glen Barrow, Dale Currie (incumbent), Katie Everett, Darwin Gorman, Jane Macridis (incumbent), Lorraine Johnston-MacKay (incumbent), Ryan Maguhn (incumbent), Marcel Michaels, Stephen Mitchell, Stuart Taylor and Matthew Young - running for six seats.

Bill Bulger and Rob Mackin are the two mayoral contenders. 

If you are interested in learning more about campaign issues or see what some other residents are thinking and asking, then I like to visit Get Out The Vote Hinton 2013. They are moderate and they have different information on different candidates. Please click here

For Jane Macridis's Facebook page, please click here 

For Lorraine Johnston-MacKay's campaign page on Facebook, please click here

For Katie Everett's campaign page on Facebook, please click here

For Ryan Maguhn's campaign page on Facebook, please click here

For Marcel Michael's campaign page on Facebook, please click here

For Stephen Mitchell's platform on Facebook, please click here

For Matthew Young's campaign page on Facebook, please click here

For Rob Mackin's campaign page (what used to be known as Better Hinton) please click here