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Rematches, retirements and some surprising returns to politics are the stuff of the many local elections in Metro Vancouver this month.
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Vancouver might be home to a tight and crowded race, but it’s only one of the 23 elections taking place in the region home to 2.6 million. Each has its own dramas, from the sexual assault charge that overshadowed a council’s work to a divisive mayor’s count of mischief over claims that a car ran over his foot. …
Richmond: A farmland defender retires
Harold Steves won’t be on the ballot this election, leaving behind an enormous legacy for the one-time school teacher and longtime cattle rancher who was first elected to council in 1968. …
As for the mayoral race, Malcolm Brodie is running again for the eighth time.
Kash Heed, the former BC Liberal solicitor general, is one high-profile newcomer to Richmond politics. He’s seeking a council seat as opposed to the mayoralty, admitting that it would be tough to challenge a veteran like Brodie. …