Pam Alexis says she feels terrific to be the new mayor of Mission.
Alexis topped the polls with 5166 votes compared to 2541 for former mayor Randy Hawes. Wyatt Scott was third with 723 votes while Iain Gilfillan received 225.
As the polls came in, it was clear that Alexis was going to win, however, she didn’t know.
“I was in a movie for the past two hours and 10 minutes and I got a little bit nervous at around nine and I resisted putting my phone on and then I put the phone on and I feel absolutely terrific.”
Her supporters chanted her name as she walked into Sisto’s Pub for an after election celebration.
“I feel really responsible and now we have lots of work to do.
She said the first order of business is to gather the new team together.
“We have to make sure that everybody has the vision right and we can move forward together.
This is the first time that Alexis has held the position of mayor.
Alexis was first elected as a Mission school trustee in 2005, and was then elected as a councillor in November, 2014.
Unofficial final results are:
Mayor:
Pam Alexis 5166
Randy Hawes 2541
Wyatt Scott 723
Iain Gilfillan 225
The six new councillors will be:
Jag Gill 4269
Cal Crawford 3777
Carol Hamilton 3611
Danny Plecas 3486
Ken Herar 2847
Mark Davies 2521
Other candidates:
Kelly Apostoliuk 1236
Anne Graham 1158
Jim Hinds 2317
Jennifer Holmes 2090
Carla Janis 2472
Jeff Jewell 1753
Doug Lifford 1667
Mike Nenn 1871
Tracey Lee Norman 1317
Alan Pedersen 532
Ashley Sharpe 1766
Neil Smith 1258
Dave Westley 1322
The four new school trustees will be:
Tracy Loffler 4931
Randy Cairns 4849
Rick McKamey 4298
Julia Renkema 4279
Other candidates:
Doug McNeill 4006