Election Coverage

HALDIMAND—During a discussion period at the Monday, September 21, 2026 Council-in-Committee meeting, outgoing Ward 6 Councillor Patrick O’Neill asked County Clerk Chad Curtis to clarify ...read more

HALDIMAND—For the first time, Haldimand County voters will elect a Ward 7 councillor in 2026. The new ward was created as part of a boundary ...read more

HALDIMAND—Covering Dunnville and some of the surrounding rural communities in the southern portion of Haldimand County, Ward 6 is home to a mix of residential ...read more

HALDIMAND—Mayor Shelley Ann Bentley said she would make the same choice again after skipping a televised mayoral debate to attend the groundbreaking for Haldimand-Norfolk’s first ...read more

HAMILTON—Three candidates seeking Haldimand County’s top political job traded ideas on growth, infrastructure, government accountability, and leadership during a televised mayoral debate, while the incumbent ...read more

Just as the federal election last spring was of utmost importance to the country as a whole, so the upcoming local one will be for... ...read more

Two debates being planned for a County facility, one debate not proceeding HALDIMAND—Candidate debates are now underway in Haldimand County, with many organizations – including ...read more

HALDIMAND—This fall marks local entrepreneur Jake Vandendool’s second run at mayor, after losing by a narrow 166 votes to Shelley Ann Bentley in 2022. On ...read more

HALDIMAND—Ward 5 covers much of the surrounding rural area around Dunnville’s urban centre, stretching south to Lake Erie and east toward the county boundary. Under ...read more

Here we go again. On July 30, 2026, The Haldimand Press printed an article (‘New County policy closes public facilities to election debates’) that the... ...read more