Cumberland will have a new councillor Monday afternoon.
Nick Ward is being sworn in this afternoon as council’s newest member.
He won a byelection last month to replace Jesse Ketler, who stepped down in June.
Ward received 535 votes to win the by-election, compared to 169 for Thea Cockerton, and 27 for Ken Barth.
Ward will be sworn in ahead of today’s Committee of the Whole Budget meeting, at 5:30pm.
The public is invited to attend.
To learn more, visit Village of Cumberland.
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Cumberland Council Awards $10,000 In Community Grants
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Thursdays-Sundays, March 5th-15th, Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North is presenting a ‘Smash Room’ Fundraiser at the Habitat For Humanity ReStore in Co...
at Habitat For Humanity ReStore Comox ValleyMarch 7th-May 23rd, the Courtenay and District Museum is pleased to present “Hope Meets Action: Echoes Through the Black Continuum”.
at Courtenay And District Museum And Palaeontology CentreFriday & Saturday, March 13th & 14th, it’s the 22nd annual Words on the Water Writers’ Festival at the Maritime Heritage Centre in Campbell River
at Maritime Heritage Centre
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