15 candidates for Derik Brandt's Council seat

Can a chiropractor straighten out Sault Ste. Marie City Council?

Or maybe we need an Algoma Central Railway conductor to keep them on track?

After Wednesday's 4:30 p.m. deadline, Assistant City Clerk Malcolm White (shown) had 15 applications to file for Derik Brandt's vacant Ward 3 Council seat.

Applicants included not one, but two chiropractors (Grace Tridico and Bryan Dumanski), who submitted their applications in the same envelope, White says.

Other wannabes include PUC Telecom general manager Martin Wyant, former Ward 2 Councillor Jody Curran and Bryan Hayes, who finished third in the last Ward 3 race behind Brandt and Councillor Pat Mick.

Here's the list:

J. Brian Babcock 29 Welcome Avenue Certified Human Resources Professional Jody Curran 12 Summit Ward 2 Councillor, 1997-2000

Robert DeFazio 838 Third Line East Ward 3 Councillor, 1973-74

Nino Disano 177 Malabar 28 years at Algoma Steel

Bryan Dumanski 74 Northwood Street Chiropractor

Don Edwards 47 Wayne Court Got 2,358 votes as Ward 1 candidate in last election

Brendan Fyfe No address given Account director, Brooks Marketing Resources

Bryan Hayes 829 Pine Street Ran third in Ward 3 in last election, within 200 votes of first-place finisher

Lou Mangone 389 Franklin Street Community Service Order Program Co-ordinator, John Howard Society of Sault Ste. Marie

Kelly Marshall 527 Placid Ave. Civil Engineering technology student at Sault College Michael Matthews 1066 Wellington Street Algoma Central train conductor Lester Nagy 727 Wellington Street Retired mechanical engineer

John Poutney 61 Ferguson Ave. Owner, 'The Web' computer store

Grace Tridico 32-B Queen Street East Chiropractor

Martin Wyant 116 Caddy Ave. General Manager. PUC Telecom

What happens next?

City Council will meet 30 minutes before its regular meeting on Monday to select Brandt's replacement.

Councillors are free to nominate others, if they wish.

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