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Kyllo top spender in Sicamous election

More than $26,000 was spent on the campaigns of the wining candidates in Sicamous’ recent municipal election.

More than $26,000 was spent on the campaigns of the wining candidates in Sicamous’ recent municipal election.

Last week, Elections B.C. posted disclosure statements for all candidates who ran for office in the November 2014 election for municipal and regional governments and school boards.

In the Sicamous election, Coun. Todd Kyllo received the greatest amount in campaign contributions, a total of $6,380.84. The same figure was declared as Kyllo’s total campaign expenditures. His expenses (value of property or services used during a campaign), however, totalled $5,547.21. Next highest spender was Mayor Terry Rysz, whose campaign contributions totalled $5,072.23, his expenditures $5,141.68 and expenses $4945.44.

Rysz’ competitor in the mayoral race, Malcolm MacLeod, declared $550 in total contributions and $614.73 in expenditures and expenses.

In the race for council, Coun. Colleen Anderson declared $4,131.70 in contributions and expenditures, and $3,900 in expenses. Coun. Gord Bushell declared $3,180.90 in contributions/expenditures and $2,955.11 in expenses. Coun. Jeff Mallmes declared $2,630.70 in contributions, $3,793.27 in expenditures and $3,789.31 in expenses. Coun. Malcolm Makayev declared $2,991.23 in contributions, $3091.23 in expenditures and $2,991.23 in expenses. The low spender among elected councillors was Coun. Janna Simons, who declared $20 in contributions, $387 in expenditures and $367.10 in expenses.

Among those who made unsuccessful bids for council, Fred Busch declared $690.40 in contributions, $902.40 in expenditures and $800 in expenses; Lynn Miller zero contributions, $960.02 in expenditures and $925.68 in expenses; Donna Mounce $500 contributions and expenditures; Don Richardson $500.40 in contributions and expenses; and Joan Thomson $820.40 in contributions and $820.39 in expenses. Charlotte Hutchinson had no expenses or contributions to declare.

Waterway Houseboats was the biggest contributor in the election, backing all the winning candidates but Simons. Declared contributions from Waterway total $7,937.26, and include donations of $1,180.70 to Anderson, Bushell, Kyllo, Makayev and Mallmes, and $1,500 to Rysz.

 

 



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