Byelection opens in Chestermere, Alta., to decide mayor and council

The City of Chestermere is set to head to the polls on Monday for a byelection that could see an entirely new mayor and council elected for the community east of Calgary. Mayor Jeff Colvin and three councillors – Mel Foat, Blaine Funk and Stephen Hartley – were all fired by the provincial government last year following a review that said the city was being governed improperly. All four are running for office again, but so are 20 other people vying to become councillors and three othe