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October 29, 2025

Toller set to win third term as warden

Jane Toller stands in front of the Spruceholme Inn in Fort-Coulonge after announcing her original decision not to run in the 2025 municipal elections, which she later reversed. Photo: Sophie Kuijper Dickson
Sophie Kuijper Dickson
sophie@theequity.ca

Preliminary election results published by MRC Pontiac indicate two-term warden Jane Toller is set to win a third. 

While final votes from the municipality of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet were still being updated at the time of publication, as of 2:00 a.m., Toller had 2,338 votes across the MRC, over 600 more than runner-up Jean-Pierre Landry, who had 1,671 votes. 

Candidate Josey Bouchard had 1,605 votes, and Bruno St-Cyr had 462 votes. 

At the municipal level, the below candidates secured the mayor’s seat at their council table.



Alleyn-et-Cawood – Sidney Squitti (with 82.54 per cent) 

Portage-du-Fort – Kevin Murphy (with 52.69 per cent) 

Thorne – Terrence Murdock (with 38.71 per cent)

Waltham – Jordan Evans (with 72.69 per cent)

Otter Lake – Jennifer Quaile (with 69.76 per cent) 



BrysonJoanne Ralston (with 46.62 per cent) 

Fort-CoulongePierre Cyr (with 59.04 per cent) 

ShawvilleWilliam McCleary (with 65.95 per cent)

ClarendonEdward Walsh (60.45 per cent) 1

Bristol Valerie Twolan-Graham (with 53.06 per cent)

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l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet Jean-Louis Corriveau (50.87 per cent) 

Full election results will be published here on Monday morning. 

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