Local municipal election candidates

Posted on September 26, 2025 by Vauxhall Advance

Southern Alberta Newspapers

The 2025 Municipal Election campaign is now underway, so here’s a look at some of the races happening in the region as candidates hit the hustings:

Town of Vauxhall

Candidates (seven positions including mayor): John Paul Ballard, Kimberley Cawley, Shelley Rae Deleeuw, Kim Dorin, Marilyn Jean Forchuk, Russell C. Norris, Jimmy Wolf, Henry Zacharias

Municipal District of Taber

Division 1: Layne Johnson (acclaimed)

Division 2: John Turcato (acclaimed)

Division 3 (Grassy Lake and area): Brian Hildebrand, David Torrie 

Division 4 (north of Taber to Oldman River): Tamara Miyanaga, Ben Elfring 

Division 5: Ernie Peters (acclaimed)

Division 6: Murray Reynolds (acclaimed)

Division 7: Martin Kondor (acclaimed)

Horizon School Division Board of Trustees

Ward 1 (Enchant, Lomond): Marie Logan (acclaimed)

Ward 2 (Hays, Vauxhall): Jennifer Crowson (acclaimed)

Ward 3 (Barnwell, Taber): LaNae Baker, Kurt Carver, Bruce Francis, Maxwell Holst, Blair Lowry (five positions, acclaimed)

Ward 4 (Grassy Lake, Warner): Tyler Lindsay (acclaimed)

Ward 5 (Coutts, Milk River): Mandy Court (acclaimed)

Town of Taber

Mayor: Alf Rudd, Andrew Prokop

Council (six positions): Joanne Sorensen, Monica McLean, Dale Tilleman, Carly Firth, Daniel Remfert, Jack Brewin, Leanne Friesen, Phyllis Monks-Jensen, Randy Sparks, Naomi Wiebe, Josh Antoniuk

Holy Spirit Catholic School Division Board of Trustees

Ward 5 (Taber and Bow Island): Thomas Machacek (elected by acclamation)

Village of Barnwell

Candidates (five positions including mayor): Shayla Anderson, Delbert Bodnarek, Melissa Foster, Debra Hansen, Jacob Hiebert, Jane Jensen, Alexander (Sandy) Watts