Voters return Sauvé-Frankel to EMSB post

Though marred by low voter turnout across the province, Sunday's school board elections saw a slightly better-than-expected showing of voters at the District 7 polls in Westmount High School. According to statistics released by the EMSB, just over 18 per cent of the reported 5,073 residents eligible to vote in this district's English elections actually cast a ballot — up slightly from previous years, but still quite low.

When the dust settled on Sunday evening, Sauvé-Frankel had received 590 votes, or 63.44 per cent of votes cast, while her opponent, former FACE principal Nick Primiano, received 340 votes.

The two candidates faced off last Thursday evening in the Westmount Lawn Bowling Clubhouse at the traditional Meet the Candidates night co-organized by The Examiner and the Westmount Municipal Association. Moderated by Stanley Baker of the WMA, the event attracted about 35 residents who came to hear Sauvé-Frankel and Primiano present their respective platforms and answer questions from the audience.

Both candidates agreed on several issues, with Sauvé-Frankel standing firmly on her record of the past four years. On the other hand, Primiano was given a hard time by some residents, facing a tough line of questions over the extent of his support of Share the Warmth, the local charity which he mentioned on his campaign pamphlet.