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Unofficial List of Candidates for Saugeen Shores Municipal Election 2026

23 Aug 2026 2:29 PM | SRA SRA (Administrator)

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Mayor

Name of Candidate
(in alphabetical order by first name)
Date Filed Contact Information

Brian Putman 

August 13, 2026 

Telephone: (226) 887-1028 

Address: 210 Cole Blvd, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0

Email: brian@putmanlistens.ca 

Jeff James

July 21, 2026

Telephone: (416) 671-8854

Address: 54 Breadalbane St S, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0

Email: adventeco@gmail.com 

Website: www.jeff-for-mayor.com

Luke Charbonneau

May 19, 2026

Telephone: (519) 386-9786

Email: electcharbonneau@gmail.com 

Website: www.lukecharbonneau.com  

Deputy Mayor

Name of Candidate
(in alphabetical order by first name)
Date Filed Contact Information
Diane Huber August 5, 2026

Email: dianehuber228@gmail.com

Odette Bartnicki August 12, 2026

Telephone: (289) 937-1801

Address: 18 Lakeforest Dr, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0

Email: odetteforcouncil@icloud.com 

Peter Stanley August 12, 2026 WITHDRAWN - August 20, 2026

Vice Deputy Mayor

Name of Candidate
(in alphabetical order by first name)
Date Filed Contact Information

Bud Halpin

August 4, 2026

Telephone: (519) 353-8898

Address:  PO Box 1749 Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C0

Email: budhalpin@gmail.com

David Myette

June 12, 2026 

WITHDRAWN - August 4, 2026

Don Matheson

July 31, 2026

Email: donmatheson@bmts.com 

Port Elgin Ward Councillor

Name of Candidate
(in alphabetical order by first name)
Date Filed Contact Information

Bud Halpin

May 13, 2026

WITHDRAWN - August 4, 2026

Dane Buttenaar

August 19, 2026

Address: 136 High St, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0

Email: dasa@dasaproperties.ca 

Jordan MacKinnon

August 21, 2026

Telephone: (519) 385-0807

Address: 771 Briarwood Dr, Port Elgin

Email: jordan.mackinnon1@gmail.com 

Patricia Corrigan-Frank

August 21, 2026

Telephone: (519) 386-8243

Address: PO 1393, 225 Mill St, Port Elgin, N0H 2C0

Email: patricia4portelgin@gmail.com 

Rachel Stack

August 6, 2026

Telephone: (647) 232-9217 

Address:  646 Christopher Dr., Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C3 

Email: ElectStackPEWard@gmail.com

Tamara McDonald

August 14, 2026

Address: 225 Stickel St, Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C1

Email: tamaramcdonaldrmt@gmail.com 

Saugeen Ward Councillor

Name of Candidate
(in alphabetical order by first name)
Date Filed Contact Information

Eric Tolton

July 6, 2026

Telephone: (519) 927-3447

Address: 333 Lake St, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0

Email: eric.tolton@gmail.com  

Neil Sarginson

May 28, 2026 

Telephone: (519) 778-2275 

Address: Normanton Street, Saugeen Shores  

Email: neil.sarg.saugeen@gmail.com

Sterling Thiele

July 13, 2026

Telephone: (519) 386-1526

Email: thiele4council@gmail.com 

Southampton Ward Councillor

Name of Candidate
(in alphabetical order by first name)
Date Filed Contact Information

Brenda Reeves

May 28, 2026 

Telephone: (519) 386-8151

Email: brenda4councillor@gmail.com 

Website: brendareeves.ca  

Cathe McIntosh

June 29, 2026 

Telephone: (807) 598-0933 

Email: catheforcouncil@gmail.com

Cheryl Grace May 1, 2026

Telephone: (519) 389-7582 

Address: 225 Emerald Drive, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0 

Email: cherylgrace1@gmail.com 

Harry Mazmanian

May 12, 2026

Telephone: (519) 377-3013

Address: 142 Grenville Street South, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0 

Email: maz260@icloud.com 

John Divinski

May 4, 2026  

Telephone: (519) 385-0080 

Address: 115-383 McNabb Street, Southampton, ON N0H 2L0 

Email: jd@bmts.com 

School Trustee - Bluewater District School Board

Name of Candidate
(in alphabetical order by first name)
Date Filed Contact Information

Julia Bates

August 18, 2026

Email: juliaforboard@gmail.com

Katie Lutz

May 19, 2026

Address: Port Elgin

Email: katielutzfortrustee@gmail.com 

School Trustee - Bruce-Grey Catholic District School Board

Name of Candidate
(in alphabetical order by first name)
Date Filed Contact Information

Lucie Desbiens

May 4, 2026  

Address: 951 Wellington Street, Port Elgin, ON N0H 2C3 

Email: ldesbiens1956@gmail.com 

French Language Public District School Board - Conseil Scolaire Viamonde

Please see the City of Barrie's 2026 Election Candidates List for an up-to-date list of Candidates (under School Boards Candidates > Member - Conseil Scolaire Viamonde).

French Language Separate School Board - Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence - Area 1

Please see the City of Sarnia's 2026 Unofficial List of Candidates for an up-to-date list of Candidates (under Trustee, Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence - French Separate School Board).


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