Terry Mageson wins Ryley By-Election with 81 votes – At forum, another candidate apologizes for fire department fiasco when serving as councillor

Terry Magneson has unofficially won the Ryley By-Election held Monday, May 9 with a landslide number of votes. The unofficial results are as follows:

• Candidate Stacey Arbon – 20 votes;
• Candidate Cassandra Freeman – 23 votes;
• Candidate Terry Magneson – 81 votes;
• Candidate Elizabeth Tensen – 5 votes;

These results are unofficial until noon, May 13. Returning Officer for the election was Janet Winsnes.

Last Thursday evening the four candidates for Ryley’s village council by-election gave their positions on several issues for people attended a forum at the Ryley Legion.
Their answers were intended to help residents make up their minds between candidates Stacey Arbon, Cassandra Freeman, Terry Magneson and Elizabeth (Betty) Tensen.
Only one candidate, Stacey Arbon, had formerly sat on village council. Magneson had run for the position previously, while Freeman and Tensen were new to the village election process.