Bracebridge municipal election, 1994

The 1994 Bracebridge municipal election was held on November 14, 1994 to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the town of Bracebridge, Ontario.

Results

**1994 Bracebridge election**, Mayor of Bracebridge
Candidate	Total votes	% of total votes
Russ Black	1,971	38.11
Glennie	1,070	20.69
McCann	1,019	19.70
Lowe	648	12.53
McKenzie	372	7.19
John Farr	92	1.78
Total valid votes	5,172	100.00

Russ Black has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen's University and has practiced municipal law in Bracebridge for several decades.^[1] He served one term as mayor of Bracebridge, from 1994 to 1997, and declared a state of emergency for the community in December 1995 when a particularly severe blizzard hit the area.^[2] After standing down as mayor, Black was appointed as a director of the Muskoka Heritage Trust.^[3]

Source: 1994 municipal election results, City of Bracebridge.

References

^ Muskoka Heritage Trust: About Us, accessed 18 January 2011.
^ Black was forced to travel through the town on skis when co-ordinating the town's response to the natural disaster, as cars were inoperable. See "Muskoka paralysed by blast of winter," Kitchener Record, 11 December 1995, A1.
^ Penny Gumbert, "Buck Lake annual meeting draws record turnout," Hamilton Spectator, 28 August 2001, A02.