Mayor and Council announce solicitor Kachafanas will serve as interim CAO

November 12, 2024

Mayor and Council announce solicitor Kachafanas will serve as interim CAO 

Sydney, NS – Mayor Cecil Clarke and Council approved the appointment of Demetri Kachafanas today as interim Chief Administrative Officer for Cape Breton Regional Municipality.  

After 17 years of service to CBRM, Marie Walsh is moving on from her employment there. Ms. Walsh has been Chief Administrative Officer since 2017. 

Mayor Cecil Clarke expressed gratitude on behalf of the CBRM Council for Walsh’s contributions, which included outstanding financial stewardship of the municipality during her tenure as CAO, and formerly Chief Financial Officer and Director of Finance. 

“CBRM Mayor and Councillors thank Marie for her service and wish her the very best for the future,” said Clarke.

Kachafanas has served as the Municipality’s solicitor for the past 27 years. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration from Acadia University with a concentration in Finance. He was called to the bar in 1996 after earning a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) at Dalhousie University. He subsequently attained a Master of Laws (LLM) from York University’s Osgoode Hall Law School with a specialty in Dispute Resolution.

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Election results 2024

October 19, 2024

Results for the 2024 Municipal and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial Election will be available at this link following the close of polls.
Polls close at 7:00 pm 

Results will include the advance poll (October 10-15) with over 21,000 votes cast. Results from today’s in-person voting will be posted as the returns come back from each of the poll locations.

https://electionresults.cbrm.ns.ca/

Residents to receive voter information letters

The CBRM is advising residents that they will receive their voter information letters in October. 

The voter information letter will feature all the necessary information to vote in the 2024 Municipal and Conseil scolaire acadien provincial Election including voting options and locations.  The letter will also contain a personal identification number that allows eligible voters to vote online or by phone starting Thursday, October 10.

If a resident does not receive a voter information lettter by the end of the first week in October, or loses their personal identification number, they can contact the voter helpline at 902-563-5010 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Residents can also vote in person on election day Saturday, October 19

Residents are encouraged to visit https://www.cbrm.ns.ca/information-for-voters.html for more information about voting in the 2024 Municipal Election.