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Sullivan elected as Coldstream school trustee, 3 incumbents win in Vernon

Sullivan bested two competitors for the single trustee seat with 1,131 votes
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Vanessa Mitchell

Kelli Sullivan has been elected as Coldstream school trustee.

Sullivan received 1,131 votes to top the polls for the single Coldstream trustee seat. She ran agains incumbent Robert Lee, who had 468 votes and Sheri Minard, who had 225.

The four Vernon school trustees voted in include incumbents Jenn Comazzetto, who topped the polls with 4,339 votes; Mark Olsen with the second highest vote total with 3,984, Tom Williamson came in with 3,174 votes and newcomer Vanessa Mitchell was elected with 2,793 votes.

Lumby’s two trustee seats were acclaimed by incumbents Gen Acton and Lori Mindnich.

The other Vernon and Areas B and C andidates who were not elected (and the number of votes received) are: Philipp Gruner (2,083), Andy Collins (1,810), Sylvia Herchen (1,715), Jewlie Milligan (1,696), Nellie Villegas (1,567) and Truman Spring (821).

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About the Author: Brendan Shykora

I started at the Morning Star as a carrier at the age of 8. In 2019 graduated from the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University.
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