Barry Crane has been elected as the first mayor of Diamond Valley.
He received 1,084 votes compared to challenger Randy Williamson, who received 128 votes. Unofficial results of the Diamond Valley election were posted after polls closed on Nov. 28.
As mayor, Crane will be working with familiar faces, as everybody elected to Diamond Valley council currently serves on the municipal government of either Black Diamond or Turner Valley.
Jonathan Gordon, Cindy Holladay, Brendan Kelly, Veronica Kloiber, Hazel Martin and Heather Thomson were elected as councillors.
Unofficial voting results are:
Barry Crane, for Mayor, 1,084 votes
Randy Williamson, for Mayor, 128 votes
For council:
Brendan Kelly, 979 votes
Cindy Holladay, 822 votes
Jonathan Gordon, 760 votes
Heather Thomson, 698 votes
Hazel Martin, 669 votes
Veronica Kloiber, 616 votes
Curtis Dixon, 537 votes
Dale Harrison, 522 votes
Barry Williamson, 371 votes
Shay Ford, 224 votes
Mykayla Bergie, 146 votes
Election results will become final at noon on Dec. 2.
This was the first time Barry Crane had to contest the mayor’s seat.
First elected as a councillor in Turner Valley in 2013, he was acclaimed as mayor in a 2019 byelection, and again acclaimed as mayor in the 2021 municipal election.
The Diamond Valley mayor and council will be sworn in after the amalgamation of Black Diamond and Turner Valley takes effect on Jan. 1, 2023. Until then, the existing elected officials of Turner Valley and Black Diamond will make up the interim council of Diamond Valley.
Both existing councils will continue in their respective towns until year end.
This story will be updated.
