The nomination period for candidates seeking to run in the upcoming provincial election is now closed.
A total of twenty-eight candidates in the four northwestern Ontario ridings have filed their paperwork with Elections Ontario by yesterday’s deadline.
Eight are in Kenora-Rainy River.
Larry Breiland for the Ontario Party and Mi’Azhikwan, an Independent candidate, are the latest to add their names to the race.
Seven candidates are now running the riding of Thunder Bay-Atikokan.
Dan Criger of the Ontario Party and Kenneth Jones for the Northern Ontario Party the last two to register for the June 2 election.
The riding of Thunder Bay-Superior North has eight candidates while five are running in the riding of Kiiwetinoong.
Here is the full list of candidates.
Kenora-Rainy River
Kelvin Boucher-Chicago, New Blue Party
Larry Breiland, Ontario Party
Joanne Formanek Gustafson, NDP
Richard Jonasson, Consensus Party of Ontario
Catherine Kiewning, Green Party of Ontario
Anthony Leek, Ontario Liberal Party
Mi’azhikwan, Independent
*Greg Rickford, PC Party of Ontario
Thunder Bay-Atikokan
Eric Arner, Green Party of Ontario
Rob Barrett, Ontario Liberal Party
Dan Criger, Ontario Party
Kevin Holland, PC Party of Ontario
Kenneth Jones, Northern Ontario Party
*Judith Monteith-Farrell, NDP
David Tommasini, New Blue Party
Thunder Bay-Superior North
Adam Cherry, Consensus Party of Ontario
Shelby Ch’ng, Ontario Liberal Party
Stephen Hufnagel, Ontario Party
Tracey Allison MacKinnon, Green Party of Ontario
Katherine Suutari, New Blue Party
Lise Vaugeois, NDP
Andy Wolff, Northern Ontario Party
Peng You, PC Party of Ontario
Kiiwetinoong
Alex Dornn, New Blue Party
Suzette A. Foster, Green Party of Ontario
*Sol Mamakwa, NDP
Manuela Michelizzi, Ontario Liberal Party
Dwight Monck, PC Party of Ontario
* denotes incumbent
