BlackburnNews.com photoMinto will again use a mail-in vote for the 2018 municipal election.
The budget for the 2018 election in Minto will be $30,000.
The mail-in vote was used in the last four Minto elections with a voter turnout in 2014 of 56%.
That was the highest turnout in all Wellington County and well above the 50% average for the province.
Mayor George Bridge says people will be hired to count the vote manually, rather than renting a vote tabulator for $16,500.
Local runners will lace up this weekend in support of cancer research.
Over 40 candidates are competing for a spot on the Walpole Island First Nation band council in the upcoming election on Saturday, September 19.
The event was originally planned to commemorate Corunna almost becoming the capital of Canada.
A meet the candidates night is planned on Monday, September 21 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Maawn Doosh Gumig Community and Youth Centre.
The series will bring both aspiring and established business owners together on Tuesday evenings at the Maawn Doosh Gumig Community Centre.
Gates for the three-day fair will open at the Wyoming Fair Grounds on Main Street on Friday, September 18, at 5 p.m., with opening ceremonies beginning at 7 p.m.
