Only 1 candidate is registered to run for mayor, reeve in these 21 eastern Ontario municipalities

Only 1 candidate is registered to run for mayor, reeve in these 21 eastern Ontario municipalities

Several Ottawa councillors and incumbent mayors across eastern Ontario are running unopposed in this fall’s municipal election, with the clock ticking for candidates to file their nomination papers.

Plenty of council positions look to go acclaimed as local municipal elections enter final week of nomination period

Barring an influx of candidate filings over the next five days, most local municipal elections this fall will be rather anti-climactic. Starting in Greater Napanee, only Ward 4 is currently being contested, where Michelle Edgar and Jeff Chestut have both put their names forward to represent the ward. Outside of that, every other position in Greater Napanee has only one candidate listed on the town’s unofficial list. Terry Richardson (mayor), Bri…