IQALUIT - An Iqaluit city councillor recently reprimanded by his colleagues for violating the confidentiality of in-camera sessions is running for mayor.

Iqaluit coun. Jim Little, right, will take on incumbent Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik in the Oct. 19 municipal elections. - NNSL file photo

Jim Little will take on incumbent Mayor Elisapee Sheutiapik in the Oct. 19 municipal elections.

Sheutiapik is running for her third term, having first been elected mayor in 2003 and winning in 2006 by acclamation.

The deadline to file election papers was 3 p.m. Sept. 14. At its meeting on Sept. 8, council voted to ban Little from attending in-camera meetings for breaking confidentiality and discussing information revealed during the meetings outside of council.

Little approached Iqaluit RCMP on July 31 to investigate allegations a city councillor had been offered a bribe regarding a development permit for the new medical boarding home in the city.

Last week, Little told reporters he had not yet decided if he was going to run for re-election. He said nothing about running for mayor.

Sheutiapik announced she would run for re-election at the council meeting Sept. 8.

There are eight councillor seats, which are under contention by 21 candidates. Aside from Little, the only councillor who is not running for re-election is Al Hayward.

Incumbents David Alexander, Jimmy Kilabuk, Claude Martel, Simon Nattaq and Glenn Williams, as well as Mary Akpalialuk, Caroline Anawak, Betty Brewster, Brad Chambers, Ed Devries, David Ell, Nancy Gillis, Natsiq Alainga-Kango, Mat Knicklebein, Kathleen Marko, Boazie Ootoova, Eddie Rideout, Tony Rose, Romeyn Stevenson, Brian Willoughby and Mary Ekho Wilman are vying for the seats.

Any voter who thinks that one or more of these nominees is legally ineligible to run for office has until Sept. 17 to advise returning officer Kirt Ejesiak in writing.

Iqaluit's English and French school boards are also up for election. Nominations for the Apex school board have been extended until 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21.