A long-time Saltcoats resident will be taking a seat for the first time when town council holds its September 14 regular meeting.
Lenore Denbrok was elected to fill the vacant seat at the council table in a by-election held Wednesday, August 28.
Denbrok received 70 votes while Kelcey Harasen received 30. A total of 103 town residents cast ballots which was down slightly from the turnout for the previous by-election. Three votes were spoiled.
Denbrok has lived in Saltcoats for the past 39 years, raising three daughters. She has 12 years of experience as a school trustee on both the local Saltcoats School board and also on the Yorkdale school board. She was chair of that board for several years as well as the district representative on the Saskatchewan School Trustees Association. She also served on a provincial aboriginal education committee.
She has been a piano teacher for many years, retiring just recently.