Thirteen candidates are running for five seats on the Canadian Wheat Board’s board of directors.Voting packages will be mailed to eligible voters Oct. 26. They will include voting instructions, detailed candidate biographies and policy statements.The preferential ballot is to be returned in a postage-paid return envelope and postmarked no later than Dec. 3. Election results will be announced Dec. 12.The candidates in this year’s vote are (in alphabetical order):* District 1 – Dan Gauthier of Donnelly, Alta., and incumbent Henry Vos of Fairview, Alta.* District 3 – Lynn Jacobson of Enchant, Alta., Brett Meinert of Shaunavon, Sask., Brian Otto of Warner, Alta., and Stewart Wells of Swift Current, Sask.* District 5 – Vicki Dutton of Paynton, Sask., and incumbent Allen Oberg of Forestburg, Alta.* District 7 – incumbent Kyle Korneychuk of Pelly, Sask., and Terry Youzwa of Nipawin, Sask.* District 9 – Garry Draper of Lenore, Man., John Sandborn of Benito, Man., and Ernie Sirski of Dauphin, Man.To obtain detailed information on the election process, including voter eligibility, regulations and voting districts, visit the election website at cwbelection.com, call 877-780-8683 or e-mail questions@cwbelection.com.The Western Producer will be running a special election section in the Nov. 4 issue, including candidate profiles.
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