Bylaw 10/2020, Part III requires that all candidates file a statement of election expenses/contributions with the Returning Officer no later than three months following the election date. The statement of Election Expenses and Contributions consists of a Statutory Declaration indicating the total campaign contributions and the total campaign expenses of the candidate; and a list of the names and amounts for each contributor in excess of $200.00 for the period after and including June 1, 2020. The document showed Mayor Mitch Hippsley received $4,627 in contributions, while having election expenses of $5,027. Mayoral candidate Aaron Kienle received $1,980 in contributions while having expenses of $3,226. Among the 15 candidates for Council C.V. Sastry was shown to receive the most contributions at $800, while 11 candidates showed no contribution dollars.
This year s YBID board will be Councillor Ken Chyz, Phoebe Buckle, Sean Craib-Petkau, Doug Hull, Sandy Kerr, Dave Nussbaumer, Gale Pelletier, Andrew Rae, Lauretta Ritchie-McInnes, Damon Syrota and Bruce Thurston. Donna Brothwell, executive director of YBID, said that like most businesses, they also had to adapt and take different approaches to be successful over the past year. One of the big examples of that philosophy was the Santa Claus Day reverse parade, which had stationary floats which cars moved through. It was a big success, she said, and kept the Christmas tradition moving in the city. “It’s about finding ways to do things through COVID.”