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Robyn Mawhinney elected new director for Area C in Strathcona Regional District

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Strathcona Regional District logo. Image courtesy of the SRD.
Greg Osoba - CKTZ - Cortes Island • BC | 23-10-2022
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In the end, it wasn't a close race in Area C of the Strathcona Regional District (SRD). BC voters went to the polls on Oct. 15 to elect municipal governments and Robyn Mawhinney garnered 69 per cent of the votes over Marc Doll in Area C of the SRD.

Mawhinney says her positive focus and open communication style helped secure her victory. Almost half of eligible voters cast ballots in Area C (49 percent), according to Mawhinney, and added that on average, most BC municipalities struggle to see more than a 30 per cent turnout.

A woman with brown hair wearing glasses and a floral print dress stands in a garden.

New Area C Director Robyn Mawhinney. Photo by Lime Soda Photography.

The new director says she feels honoured by the support and confidence Area C voters have placed in her. She's new to being a politician, and says there's lots to learn and she's ready to get to work.

Her top priorities remain forming a citizen advisory council, as well as addressing the affordable housing crisis and transportation needs, and getting a review of the Official Community Plan underway for the outer islands.

Area C of the SRD includes Quadra and Read islands, along with inlets and a number of smaller islands neighbouring Cortes Island.

Find out more in the interview below with Mawhinney and CKTZ News:

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