The City of Thunder Bay has nine candidates running for mayor, and 36 candidates running for the city’s 12 councillor seats.

The Acadia Newsroom conducted interviews with 40 of the 45 candidates; the other five either declined or did not respond to interview requests.

Your next mayor:

• Moe Comuzzi
• Peter Diedrich
• Trevor Giertuga
• Volker Kromm
• Peter Panetta
• Aldo Ruberto
• Wolfgang Schoor
• Doug Vincent
• Donald Baxter declined an interview request from the Acadia Newsroom.
• Shane Judge dropped out of the race for mayor

Your next city councillors:

• Councillors At Large (five to be elected)
• Current River Ward
• Red River Ward
• McIntyre Ward
• McKellar ward
• Northwood Ward
• Westfort Ward
• Neebing Ward

When, where, and how to vote

Polling stations for in-person voting will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday.

Most voters will have received a Voter Information Letter from the city, which indicates which polling station a voter should go to.

The letter also provides a voting PIN for use by those who prefer online voting, which will also close at 8 p.m.

Those who have not received a letter can seek help in locating their polling station at City Hall, through calling 807-622-VOTE (8683), or by emailing ThunderBayVotes@thunderbay.ca.

The following locations are listed as polling stations:

Current River:
Current River Community Centre, 450 Dewe Avenue
North End Community Centre, 954 Huron Avenue

Red River:
Thunder Bay 55 Plus Centre, 700 River Street
Algonquin Avenue Public School, 160 Algonquin Avenue South

McKellar:
Oliver Road Community Centre, 563 Oliver Road
CLE Heritage Building, 425 Northern Avenue

McIntyre:
North McIntyre Recreation Centre, 2051 Government Road
Woodcrest Public School, 867 Woodcrest Road

Northwood:
Kinsmen Youth Centre, 609 James Street North
École Elsie MacGill Public School, 130 Churchill Drive West

Westfort:
Kingsway Park Public School, 315 Empire Avenue
West Thunder Community Centre, 915 Edward Street South

Neebing:
West Arthur Community Centre, 1914 Arthur Street West

On the ballot, you will vote for one mayoral candidate, one ward councillor, and up to five At Large councillors.

You will also vote for trustees for your representative school board: either the English Public, English Catholic, French Public, or French Catholic school board.

All candidates for the French-language school boards are already acclaimed, meaning they have no opponents.

To vote, you must meet the following criteria:

• a Canadian citizen
• at least 18 years old
• a resident of Thunder Bay, or the owner or tenant of land in Thunder Bay, or the spouse of
  such a person
• not prohibited from voting 

If you are already registered to vote, you must simply bring one piece of valid I.D.

If you are not registered, you must bring a second piece of I.D., and must have some proof of your residential address, such as a driver’s license, a copy of a lease, a bank statement, or a piece of mail.

For more information, consult the city website.