The town of Fort Smith will have itself a new mayor.
Dana Fergusson defeated incumbent Fred Daniels in Monday's municipal election. Fergusson received 441 votes, while Daniels received 301. She became the second newly-elected mayor in the NWT on Monday night following Les Wright, who beat out Sean Whelly to become the new mayor of Fort Simpson.
When it comes to town council, a total of 12 candidates ran for the eight seats up for grabs and here are the results. Those elected are in bold.
Adam Bathe - 401
Louise Beaulieu - 349
Connie Benwell - 446
Kevin Campbell - 295
Mike Couvrette - 396
Karl Cox - 423
Patricia Heaton - 385
Al Karasiuk - 420
Mike Keizer - 504
Leonard Tuckey - 417
Newel Utman - 380
Alden Vogt - 375
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