The district
District map:
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Candidates
- Sam Austin
Sam Austin
Website
- Ken Bowman
Ken Bowman
Website
- Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt
Bryn Jones-Vaillancourt
Website
- Gloria McCluskey
Gloria McCluskey
Council report cardWebsite
Facebook: None
- Sonya Dudka
Sonya Dudka
Website
- Kate Watson
Kate Watson
Website
- Bill Zebedee
Bill Zebedee
Website20 questions from The Coast
Meet the human behind the politician: We sent the candidates a questionnaire, asking questions that are more personal than political. Here are their unedited answers:
Coast analysis
District 5 is the most exciting council race. Although former Dartmouth mayor McCluskey is the only sitting councillor running in the newly created district—an anticipated showdown with councillor Jim Smith fizzled when Smith decided not to re-offer—Zebedee, who has ties to the highly organized labour community that worked to get Jackie Barkhouse and Jennifer Watts elected in the last election, is a contender. Austin, Jones-Vaillancourt, Coast theatre critic Watson and Dudka are lesser known politically, but each has his or her strengths and all appear to have strong organizational bases. Bowman is something of a wild card; he's not speaking publicly and we only know about his candidacy from his Facebook page. But don't count anyone out, the race is wide open.
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