With the unfortunate passing of councillor Sue Desjarlais, notice is was given to the Municipal Electors of the Town of LaSalle that a By-Election to elect one (1) at-large Councillor, has been called. Voting Day for this By-Election is Monday, October 20, 2025. The newly-elected Councillor will be sworn in on October 28, 2025, and will hold office until the end of the term, on November 14, 2026.

October 10-20, 2025: Online Voting open 24 hours a day.

https://www.lasalle.ca/town-hall/elections

Candidates

Name (Email Address) Phone Number

• Mike Seguin (mikeforcouncil@yahoo.com) 519-919-1813
• Brandon Meloche (brandonmeloche4lasalle@gmail.com) 226-350-1017
• Tory McKay (torymckay@hotmail.com) 519-466-1021
• Brad Krewench (brad@bradkrewench.com) 226-739-2723
• Kate Paddon (kateoncouncil@gmail.com) 519-791-7914
• Robbie Durling (robbiedsc@gmail.com) 519-563-8246
• Robert Moore (rkmoore6244@gmail.com) 519-817-8976

Candidate Info

(Research by Sherri N. extracted from candidate websites and social media posts. Bias identification: I’m personally looking for a candidate who will keep property taxes in check.)

Mike Seguin

• Website: https://mikeseguin.ca
• Retired Superintendent of Education from the WECDSB
• 32-year resident of LaSalle
• Platform Priorities (summarized from website):
  • Affordable taxes
  • Town infrastructure
  • Neighbourhood safety
  • Town financial reserves

Brandon Meloche

• Website:  Can’t find.
• 25 years old.
• He studied political science at the University of Windsor and has a Master of Business Administration. 
• Currently, he’s an accountant.
• “I was born and raised in this community, I went to school here, I learned about life here, and now, I seek to bring the concerns of all my neighbours in LaSalle to local government,” posted Meloche. “LaSalle isn’t a small town anymore. It’s a rapidly-growing community of small businesses and tens of thousands of neighbours seeking to build and maintain a good life.” Source: https://windsornewstoday.ca/windsor/news/2025/07/25/third-candidate-enters-lasalle-byelection-contest

Tory McKay

• Website: https://torymckay.net
• Owner/Operator of Tory McKay Property Management
• Longstanding resident of LaSalle
• Holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Windsor
• Platform Priorities (summarized from website):
  • Expanded development of the waterfront, parks and infrastructure
  • Cutting red tape for businesses
  • Lower taxes through smarter budgeting
  • Safety at parks

Brad Krewench

• Website: https://bradkrewench.com
• 10 year resident of LaSalle
• Founded two Non-Profit Organizations focusing on Veterans
• Coach at Turtle Club
• Platform Priorities (summarized from website):
  • Fiscal responsibility for sustainability
  • Investigate property tax increases, seniors are struggling
  • Improve communication to residents
  • Improve infrastructure

Kate Paddon

• Website: https://www.kateoncouncil.ca
• 18 year resident of LaSalle
• Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit
• Works in advertising and design
• Platform Priorities (summarized from website):
  • Property taxes and rising cost of living
  • Attracting businesses
  • Traffic management

Robbie Durling

• Website: Can’t Find
• Lifelong resident of LaSalle
• St. Clair college business student
• “I’m hard working, I’m extremely dedicated and though I’m only 19 years of age, this is that I’m taking very seriously and I want to represent the LaSalle residents, and I hope that they’ll put their faith in me to get the job done for them,” – Source: https://www.am800cklw.com/news/st-clair-business-student-files-to-run-in-lasalle-byelection.html

Robert Moore

• Website: https://smoore6244.wixsite.com/rob-moore-for-lasall
• 20 year resident of LaSalle
• Former volunteer firefighter
• Current employee at Stellantis
• “I know the Town of LaSalle has been left out of those government grants for a long time now, and I want to know why it’s happening. I think that there’s government grants that we could go after to lower the tax burden on our taxpayers,” he said. Some of the key issues he would like to tackle include gathering public insight about safety, streamline the red tape to bring more businesses into town, all while keeping the small town feel of LaSalle, and improving the riverfront. Source: https://www.am800cklw.com/news/former-lasalle-firefighter-running-in-town-byelection.html 
• Platform Priorities (summarized from website):
  • Investigate LaSalle dollars that go to the county of Essex and government grants
  • Continue waterfront development
  • Road safety
  • Promote the arts