Two councillors running for town mayor’s spot
Two candidates for mayor in the Town of Battleford have emerged and both have eyes set on moving from a councillor’s seat to the mayor’s chair.
Current councillors David George and Ames Leslie have both entered the race for mayor in the Oct. 26 election. Mayor Derek Mahon announced prior to the nomination period he was not going to return for another term.
George said he made the decision to run after Mahon’s announcement.
“I’ve enjoyed my time with council and when his worship Mahon decided he wasn’t going to run again a couple weeks ago I felt that I would step and try and fill his shoes, which are very big shoes,” he said.