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Public school trustee is the only acclamation continued from p.1 Meanwhile, Ward 2 will see incumbent Cathy Duddeck going head-to-head for the Town and Regional council seat against David B. Lee. The Ward 3 municipal council job is a wideopen race with a total of eight newcomers vying for the seat. The list of candidates here includes: Mike Cunningham, Tim Danter, Bob Ferguson, Nick Hutchins, Scott McColeman, Ron Newman, Andrew Pask and Scott Weller. With Keith Bird's retirement as the Ward 3 town and regional councillor, incumbent Town councillor David Gittings moved to vie for the seat. He faces a challenge from Ben Palmer. In Ward 4, Roger Lapworth is being challenged by Liana Palmerio-McIvor and Faisal Saab for the local council seat. On the Ward 4 regional/municipal front, 3 | Thursday, September 18, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com VOTE 2014 John Foster is taking on incumbent Allan Elgar. Another busy race has shaped up in Ward 5 where incumbent Marc Grant will go up against Ibrahim Daniyal, Del McIntee, Linda Nazareth Incumbent mayoral candidate's early endorsement not popular with everyone by Michael Gregory Oakville Beaver Staff and Bob Seccaspina. The Ward 5 Town and Regional council seat held by Jeff Knoll faces a challenge from former Oakville mayor Ann Mulvale and newcomer Hugh Boyd. Ward 6 municipal incumbent Max Khan is in a three-way race with Gurinder Singh and Shanaka Weerasinghe. Kinder Sidhu is challenging Ward 6 Town and Regional incumbent Tom Adams, who was uncontested before Friday's deadline. Finally , Halton Region Chair Gary Carr, who was acclaimed in 2010, will face Syed Ali Naqvi, John Paulic and Greg Woodruff this time around. The race is on, too, for seats at the Halton District School Board and Halton Catholic District School Board. Public school trustee for Wards 1/2 Don Vrooman faces challenges from Tracy Ehl Harrison and Martin Gegus, while Ann Harvey Hope is up against Brandon Jones in Ward 3. Incumbent Kathryn Bateman Olmstead is facing competition from Mobeen Ali, Joanna Oliver and Rajan Sandhu. Kelly Amos is uncontested in Wards 5/6. Four at-large positions are up for winning to represent Oakville on the Catholic board. Vying for the positions are: incumbents Anthony Danko, Alice Anne LeMay and Paul Marai. Newcomers include: Helena Karabela, Helen Orsanic, Giuseppe Peritore, Anthony Quinn and Darnell Vrban. Oakville residents looking to meet with candidates for council and the mayor's seat will have an opportunity on Oct. 5 at a all-candidates meeting hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Advance voting runs from Oct. 6-17 at locations throughout Oakville. The municipal election is set for Oct. 27. Less than a week after nomination closed for the upcoming Oct. 27 municipal election, incumbent mayoral candidate Rob Burton held a press conference Tuesday to announce his preferred roster of candidates for the next Town council. Echoing his campaign platform, Burton endorsed all incumbent councillors along with the Halton regional chair and boldly asked residents take heed. While the move drew all incumbent candidates to the press conference at the Holiday Inn & Suites in Bronte -- except Pam Damoff who said she was unable to attend -- it also quickly drew the ire of at least one municipal candidate who is not an incumbent. "The voters would be best advised to go with the experience that they can trust, and the service that they've relied on, and that's these peo- ple," said Burton, who is seeking his third consecutive term as chief magistrate. However within hours of the conference, Ward 5 Town council candidate Linda Nazareth said it is "hardly clear that this is the best thing for Oakville. "I am disturbed that Mr. Burton thinks that this election should just be about rubber-stamping a council and an agenda with whom he feels comfortable," she said. "Too often incumbents -- whatever their level of competence -- are re-elected simply because voters know little about other candidates." An economist, author and Business News Network broadcaster, Nazareth pointed out that the current council, including the mayor and Halton chair seats, are positions mostly held by men. "Oakville has a municipal slate that is 86 per cent male, and we have a mayor that is urging voters to not change a thing," she said. Burton touted his colleagues' contributions to the Town and Region's growth plans, and said they are "poised to continue to roll out the vision. "I believe that if voters are voting for me and the Livable Oakville program I'm associated with, they should vote for the people who helped create that vision, and that's these people here," Burton said, adding that together they've brought tax increases under control and invest- ed in transportation. Nominations for those seeking to run in next month's election closed Friday with a total of 68 candidates for council and the school boards now on the campaign trail, a half dozen more than in 2010. The municipal election is set for Oct. 27. For more municipal election coverage, visit www.oakvillebeaver.com. ceramics porcelain travertine marble glass natural stone mosaics slate granite quartz Discover for yourself - the very best Selection, Service and always, the Lowest Prices. · Comfortable, Orthopedic Footwear · Custom Orthotics · Compression Garments · Body Braces · Women's Health Products · Body Support Products We shop the world so you don't have to! 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