Jason Payne took 60 % of the polls in Ward 5
By ALAN LICZYK

In the wide-open, fourperson race for Ward 5 area

Darnley proud to be part of process By MARK PAVILONS

Editor

Kelly Darnley, who challenged Annette Groves for the Ward 5 regional council seat, earning 1,248 votes (27.3%), said she has no regrets and no negative feelings about the campaign. She prefers to concentrate on the positive, noting it was an honour to be part of the process. She's encouraged that the number of voters was up this year.

Her support does indicate some dissatisfaction with the way things are in Caledon, but she admitted everyone is pulling in the same direction to benefit this great community.

Bolton has a "huge challenge" ahead and it's not a time to turn and walk away. She said the new elected councillors have to move from talking about issues to doing them.

She congratulated her campaign team of community minded individuals.

In her role with the Chamber of Commerce, Darnley said it's "onward and upward." councillor in the Nov. 13 municipal election, one candidate won 60 per cent of the polls on his way to victory.

Jason Payne claimed 15 of 25 polls outright and tied in two other polls to gain a seat on Caledon council.

He officially received 1,600 votes to beat out opponents Sandro Scerni (1,337 votes), Sandy Forester (1,070 votes) and Egle Boudreau (234 votes). Payne came out on top in

polls 501 to 505, 507 to 512, 514, 515, 524 and 525. He tied with Scerni for first in polls 506 and 520.

Scerni won polls 516 to 519 and 521 to 523.

Forester won Poll 513 with 79 votes to Payne's 75, Scerni's 50 and Boudreau's nine.

Payne's biggest win was in Poll 510 where he received 124 votes to 78 for Forester, 54 for Scerni and 14 for Boudreau.

Scerni's best result was in Poll 518 which he took by a 51-vote margin over Forester, 93-42.

The race for Ward 5 regional councillor was rather one-sided as incumbent Councillor Annette Groves raked in 3,178 official votes to 1,229 for Kelly Darnley and 98 for George Niras.

Groves swept all 25 polls in Caledon's largest populated ward. Her best total was in Poll 506 where she received 262 votes to 91 for Darnley and four for Niras.