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Wickheim, 63, won 703 votes or 62 per cent of the vote to win the Capital Regional District Area H seat.

With longtime director Mike Hicks not seeking re-election, Wickheim defeated Sandy Sinclair, Derek Bishop and Shaunna Salsman.

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There were many key issues during the campaign for Wickheim, an inventor of medical devices.

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For the past 12 years, heB次元官网网址檚 served as community coordinator of the Juan de Fuca emergency program.

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