Moose Jaw mayor resigns after winning Conservative nomination in federal election
CBC News | Posted: August 19, 2021 12:53 AM | Last Updated: August 19, 2021
Fraser Tolmie will run in the Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan riding in the Sept. 20 election
A few days into the federal election campaign, Fraser Tolmie has resigned as mayor of Moose Jaw.
Tolmie, mayor of the southern Saskatchewan city since 2016, won the Conservative nomination for the Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan riding earlier this month.
His resignation was accepted by city council at a special meeting on Wednesday.
Council picked Coun. Dawn Luhning as acting mayor until a byelection can be held.
Moose Jaw-Lake Centre-Lanigan was previously held by Conservative Tom Lukiwski, who chose not to run again.
The other candidates in the riding include Chey Craik for the People's Party of Canada, Talon Regent for the NDP, Craig Townsend for the Maverick Party and Katelyn Zimmer for the Liberals.
The Green Party says it has also selected a candidate but the person's name wasn't immediately available.
The federal election is Sept. 20.
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