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Award-winning reporter and photographer with Metroland Media and Torstar Corporation. Opinions are mine. DM with story ideas or [email protected].

Carleton Place, Ontario
Joined June 2009
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Carleton Place councillor incumbents Jeff Arkinson, Sarah Cavanagh and Mark Hinton, positioned from left, gather at the town hall auditorium to observe the results of the 2026 municipal election.
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Voter turnout in Mississippi Mills reached 28.3 per cent by 4:30 p.m., with 1,328 of 4,693 eligible Ramsay Ward voters having already cast their ballots. #iovelection26
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CP's councillor candidates, from top left: incumbent Jeff Atkinson, incumbent Sarah Cavanagh, incumbent Dena Comley, Bryant Cougle, Ian Dorward, Kory Earle, Paul Frangione, Lori Goulding, incumbent Mark Hinton, Shane O’Neill, and incumbent Linda Seccaspina. #iovelection26
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The Ramsay Ward race in the 2026 Mississippi Mills election sees four councillor candidates — Bev Holmes (incumbent), Brien Devries, John Cochran, and Vicki Lowe (incumbent) — vying for two available seats. #iovelection26
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Election night does not have to be a solo screen experience — Mississippi Mills is hosting a public viewing event at Almonte Old Town Hall (14 Bridge St.). Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with unofficial election results expected shortly after voting close at 8 p.m. #iovelection26
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