There are 12 people running to fill the 7 council positions on Strathroy-Caradoc council and only 3 of them are women, and there are no females running for Mayor or Deputy Mayor.
It’s something incumbent Ward 1 councillor Donna Pammer finds discouraging.
Pammer is the only woman running in Ward 1, while Sandi Hipple and Sheri Faccenda are both running in Ward 2.
Before Colin Grantham became Mayor, Joanne Vanderheyden had been Mayor of Strathroy-Caradoc for 12 years and she has said publicly she had considered running for Mayor again this year, but decided against it at the last minute.
Written by: L. Dickson
