Criminal Record Check Deadline for Municipal Election Candidates Extended To October 26

One member of the local Yorkton RCMP detachment has tested positive for COVID 19, and this impacts service levels for things like criminal record checks being done in a timely manner.

Council is taking steps to ensure no one will be prevented from running in the municipal election because of this issue. At a special meeting of Council today it was decided to extend the deadline for criminal record checks for prospective candidates in the upcoming municipal election to Monday, October 26. A criminal record check must still be submitted by every candidate. Nomination papers still need to be filed by 4 p.m. October 7.