October 20, 2008 Burnaby – The New Westminster & District Labour Council (NWDLC) today released their list of endorsed candidates for the Municipal and School Board elections being held on November 15, 2008 across British Columbia. “The Labour Council has recommended the endorsement of 62 candidates in this years’ Local Government Elections running for positions of Mayor, Councillor and Board of Education Trustee within our region,” said Carolyn Chalifoux, Secretary-Treasurer of the New Westminster & District Labour Council. The range of skills, backgrounds and ages of candidates who applied for endorsement this election reflects the changing face of our local government. “Almost fifty percent of the candidates are women, a significant change over our 40 year history”, said Chalifoux. “A closer look at the diversity of the candidates confirms an emerging trend that our Municipal Councils and School Boards have become more reflective of the citizens they represent. If you look at the list of first-time candidates this election you will see a parent activist, an environmentalist, a young business entrepreneur and a retired airline mechanic. “We are proud of the long standing tradition that our Labour Council has of connecting community with local government. Our endorsement process and increasing citizen awareness and engagement in the political life of their community, is our priority,” said Chalifoux. The New Westminster & District Labour Council, chartered by the Canadian Labour Congress in 1966, is a community based central labour body. Our mandate is to encourage citizen engagement at the civic level and liaise with local government and school boards on issues that impact our members. The Council’s region includes the communities of Burnaby, New Westminster, Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Port Moody, Belcarra, Anmore, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, Langley City and Langley Township. New Westminster & District Labour Council
2008 Municipal Election Endorsed Candidates City Council and Board of Education Trustees |
BURNABY MAYOR Derek Corrigan (BCA) COUNCIL Pietro Calendino (BCA) Richard Chang (BCA) Sav Dhaliwal (BCA) Dan Johnston (BCA) Colleen Jordan (BCA) Anne Kang (BCA) Paul McDonell (BCA) Nick Volkow (BCA) SCHOOL TRUSTEE Ron Burton (BCA) Tony Coccia (BCA) Larry Hayes (BCA) Diana Mumford (BCA) Baljinder Narang (BCA) Gary Wong (BCA) DELTA COUNCIL Anne Peterson SCHOOL TRUSTEE Simon Truelove LANGLEY TOWNSHIP SCHOOL TRUSTEE Joan Bech Wendy Johnson Diane Pona Graeme Shepherd CITY OF LANGLEY SCHOOL TRUSTEE Robert McFarlane | MAPLE RIDGE COUNCIL Carly O’Rourke Craig Speirs SCHOOL TRUSTEE Susan Carr Ken Clarkson PITT MEADOWS COUNCIL Bruce Bell NEW WESTMINSTER COUNCIL Jonathan Cote Bill Harper Jaimie McEvoy Lorrie Williams SCHOOL TRUSTEE Michael Ewen Vivian Garcia James Janzen Lori Watt SURREY COUNCIL Bob Bose (SCC) Rina Gill (SCC) Barinder Rasode Grant Rice (SCC) Stephanie Ryan (SCC) Judy Villeneuve SCHOOL TRUSTEE Terry Allen (SCC) Laurence Greeff (SCC) Laurie Larsen (SCC) WHITE ROCK COUNCIL Lynne Sinclair ANMORE SCHOOL TRUSTEE Holly Butterfield | COQUITLAM MAYOR Maxine Wilson COUNCIL Fin Donnelly Barrie Lynch Neal Nicholson Selina Robinson Sheryl Seale SCHOOL TRUSTEE Gail Alty Brian Robinson Diane Sowden Gerri Wallis PORT COQUITLAM COUNCIL Darrell Penner Brad West SCHOOL TRUSTEE George Caldow PORT MOODY MAYOR Joe Trasolini COUNCIL Bob Elliott Karen Rockwell |
