The City of Colwood has a new mayor.
Rob Martin was at City Hall when he heard of his newly elected position as mayor.
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Martin beat incumbent Carol Hamilton with approximately 57 per cent of the vote.
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But first, Martin plans on sitting down with every council member to discuss what their four-year vision is. Then heB次元官网网址檒l meet with city staff. The inaugural meeting will be on Nov. 5.
Martin will be joined by councillors Doug Kobayashi (2,703 votes), Dean Jantzen (2,646), Cynthia Day (1,928), Michael Baxter (1,875), Gordie Logan (1,775) and Stewart Parkinson (1,767).
Also on the ballot were Aaron Weisgerber who earned 1,638 votes, Eve Millington (1,520), Misty Olsen (1,442), Jason Nault (1,438) and Scott McDonald (1,002).
Hamilton was disappointed with the results but didnB次元官网网址檛 think there was anything she could have done differently during the campaign. B次元官网网址淭hanks to everybody for all working together. I wish the new council all the best.B次元官网网址�
To the new mayor, her advice was B次元官网网址淕et prepared to do a lot of reading.B次元官网网址�
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