2025 Municipal Election Vote Count

High River residents elected a mayor and council that will govern over the next four years. Craig Snodgrass was re-elected as mayor for a fourth term. The following candidates were elected as councillors and now make up Town Council.

Mayor:

• Ken Braat: 845
• Carol MacMillan: 1,160
• Craig Snodgrass: 1,724
• Brenda Walsh: 477

Council:

• Andrew Adduono: 1,122
• James Barton (incumbent): 1,547
• Tricia Bliss: 1,419
• Garth Brookwell: 1,694
• Cathy Couey: 2,686
• Gary Henry: 1,465
• Jenny Jones (incumbent): 1,542
• Nicholas Kellock: 1,280
• Candisse McCormick: 1,220
• Vicky McGonigle: 1,530
• Maureen Moncrieff: 1,494
• Michael Nychyk (incumbent): 1,911
• Dana Zielke: 1,100

Roles & Responsibilities of Council

The Council is the governing body of the municipal corporation and the custodian of its powers, both legislative and administrative.

The Municipal Government Act (MGA) provides that councils can only exercise the powers of the municipal corporation in the proper form, either by bylaw or resolution.

Under the MGA, Councillors have the duty to:

• Consider the welfare and interests of the municipality as a whole and, to bring to council's attention anything that would promote the welfare or interests of the municipality
• Participate generally in developing and evaluating the policies and programs of the municipality
• Participate in council meetings and Council committee meetings and meetings of other bodies they are appointed to by the Council
• Obtain information about the operation or administration of the municipality from the Chief Administrative Officer
• Keep in confidence matters discussed in private at a Council meeting until discussed at a meeting held in public
• Perform any other duty or function imposed on Councillors by this or any other enactment or by the council