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Most Albertans subject to wildfire evacuations in 2023 followed them and left their properties behind. But officials reported encountering those who refused to leave.
Gayle St. Denis says she and her husband would have had little warning of the fire approaching their Lac Ste. Anne County property, had her spouse not been driving by at the time.
JANESVILLE
Doug Marklein retained his seat on the Janesville City Council on Tuesday and will be joined by three newcomers, creating a largely new city council.
Marklein, Heather Miller, Michael Jackson and David Marshick won the most votes of six candidates Tuesday night. Marklein was the top vote-getter with 20.83% of the votes, followed by Miller with 19.61%, Jackson with 18.35% and Marshick with 16.38%.
Dan Neal and Jack Herndon got 13.25% and 11.31% of the votes, respectively.
The council had four open seats, and three incumbentsâSue Conley, Jim Farrell and Tom Wolfeâchose not to run for reelection.Â
Two other council membersâSusan Johnson and Paul Bensonâare relatively new, only one year into their first terms. Prior to being elected, Benson was appointed to Jens Jorgensen s seat after Jorgensen resigned in 2019, leaving about one year left in his term.