bc’s MUNICIPAL ELECTIONs are APPROACHING
Here’s who your Labour Councils endorse
Your democratic muscle is strongest at the local level, so don’t waste this opportunity to flex. Oct. 15, 2022 is voting day in BC. If you’re 18 plus, be sure to hit the polls, have your say, and cast a ballot for the the municipal politicians that you support.
Municipalities have jurisdiction over several issues that matter most to working people, including housing, local parks, waterways, roads and parking, libraries and more. If you don’t know about the candidates who are running in your area and their stance on these issues, UFCW 1518 recommends you do some research.
We’re big advocates of informed voting. We know our members are passionate and have opinions, and General Municipal Elections 2022 is an awesome way for you to fight for fairness.
BC’s District Labour Councils –advocacy groups that bring together union members who work in the same regions – have done their research. And with the input of local representatives from a variety of industries and unions in your communities, they’ve made their endorsements for this election. Here is a list, copied from the Canadian Labour Congress’ website, of the candidates that the Labour Councils in your areas support:
Council
Jas Anand
Kelly Chahal
School Trustee
Rupi Kanda-Rajwan
Preet Rai
Mayor
Mike Hurley
Council
Rohini Arora, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Pietro Calendino, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Antara Deb, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Sav Dhaliwal, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Alison Gu, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Joe Keithley, Burnaby Green Party
Daniel Tetrault, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
James Wang, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
School Trustee
Bill Brassington, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Peter Cech, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Larry Hayes, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Jen Mezei, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Mikelle Sasakamoose, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Kristin Schnider, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Gary Wong, Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA)
Mayor
Larry Samsom
Council
Gwendolyn Donaldson
Colleen Evans
Tanille Johnston
Sandra Milligan
Council
Sandy Bojeckho
Cherryl MacLeod
Council
Zeb King
Council
Amber Price
Debora Soutar
School Trustee (SD 33 – Chilliwack)
Carin Bondar
Margaret Reid
Willow Reichelt
David Swankey
Teri Westerby
School Trustee
Shannon Aldinger
Michelle Waite
Mayor
Adel Gamar
Council
Matt Djonlic
Craig Hodge
Trish Mandewo
Robert Mazzarolo
Leslie Roosa
School Trustee (SD 42 – Coquitlam)
Jennifer Martin Blatherwick
Craig Woods
Mayor
Bob Wells
Council
Will Cole-Hamilton
Doug Hillian
Evan Jollicoeur
Melanie McCollum
Wendy Morin
Council
Wayne Stetski
School Trustee (SD 8 – Cranbrook)
Trina Ayling
Bev Bellina
Irene Bischler
Chris Johns
Doug McPhee
Wendy Turner
School Trustee (SD 5 – Creston)
Cody Beebe
School Trustee (SD 37 – Delta)
B Bruce Reid, Independents Working for You
Val Windsor, Achieving for Delta
Mayor
Michelle Staples
Council
Tom Duncan
Council
Darlene Rotchford
School Trustee
Angela Carmichael
Karin Kwan
Council
Michie Vidal
Mayor
Sadie Hunter
Council
Dale Bass
Daphane Nelson
Katie Neustaeter
Jesse Ritcey
Taj Sandur
Bill Sarai
Randy Sunderman
School Trustee (SD 73 – Kamloops)
Cole Hickson
Heather Grieve
Jo Kang
Kathleen Karpuk
Council
Davis Kyle
Gordon Lovegrove
Mohini Singh
Loyal Wooldridge
Council
Jeff Virtanen
Council
Mary Wagner, Langford Now
Keith Yacucha, Langford Now
Mayor
Nathan Pachal
Council
Paul Albrecht
Shelley Coburn
Jeff Jacobs
Mike Solyom
School Trustee (SD 35 – Langley)
Candy Ashdown
Mayor
Eric Woodward, Contract with Langley
Council
Tim Baillie, Contract with Langley
Barb Martens, Contract with Langley
Michael Pratt
School Trustee (SD 35 – Langley)
Holly Dickinson, Contract with Langley
Joel Neufeld, Contract with Langley
Suzanne Perrault
Sarb Rai, Contract with Langley
Marnie Wilson
Council
Korleen Carreras, A Better Maple Ridge
Sunny Schiller, A Better Maple Ridge
Jenny Tan, A Better Maple Ridge
School Trustee (SD 42 – Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows)
Gabe Liosis
Elaine Yamamoto
School Trustee (SD 75 – Mission)
Jash Bains
Randy Cairns
Mayor
Leonard Krog
Council
Ken Bennett
Don Bonner
Tyler Brown
Hilary Eastmure
Ben Geselbracht
Erin Hemmens
Zeni Maartman
Ian Thorpe
School Trustee
Naomi Bailey
Tania Brzovic
Greg Keller
Mark Robinson
Tom Rokeby
Director
Jessica Stanley
Mayor
Janice Morrison
Council
Leslie Payne
School Trustee (SD 8 – Kootenay Lake)
Julie Bremner
Mayor
Patrick Johnstone, Community First New West
Council
Ruby Campbell, Community First New West
Chinu Das, Community First New West
Tasha Henderson, Community First New West
Bereket Kebede, Community First New West
Jaimie McEvoy, Community First New West
Nadine Nakagawa, Community First New West
School Trustee (SD 40 – New Westminster)
Marc Andres, Community First New West
Dee Beattie, Community First New West
Gurveen Dhaliwal, Community First New West
Maya Russell, Community First New West
Elliott Slinn, Community First New West
Cheryl Sluis, Community First New West
Mayor
Rob Douglas
Council
Christopher Justice
Kate Marsh
Debra Toporowski
Mayor
Linda Buchanan
Council
Holly Back
Don Bell
Angela Girard
Kathy McGrenera
Jessica McIlroy
School Trustee (SD 44 – North Vancouver)
Lailani Tumaneng
Council
Jordan Back
Harrison Johnston
Ellison Mallin
Council
Carrie Smart
Mayor
Julius Bloomfield
Council
Isaac Gilbert
Council
Alison Evans
School Trustee (SD 42 – Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows)
Hudson Campbell
Mayor
Brad West
Council
Darrell Grant Penner
Sarah Harbord
Nancy McCurrach
Glenn Pollock
Dean Washington
School Trustee (SD 43 – Coquitlam)
Christine Pollock
Michael Thomas
Mayor
Meghan Lahti
Council
Dustin Chelen
Amy Lubik
Haven Lurbiecki
School Trustee (SD 43 – Coquitlam)
Nancy Johnston
Lisa Park
Mayor
Terri McConnanchie
Council
Wesley Mitchell
Cori Ramsay
Susan Scott
Brian Skakun
Mayor
Chrystopher Thompson
Council
Barry Cunningham
Mayor
Malcolm Brodie
Council
Chak Au
Carol Day (RITE)
Andy Hobbs
Alexa Loo
Bill McNulty
Keefer Pelech (RCA)
Jack Trovato (RCA)
Michael Wolfe (RITE)
Mayor
Dean Murdock
Council
Zac De Vries
Basil Langevin
Mark Leiren-Young
Greg Matte
Teale Phelps Bondaroff
Colin Plant
Ravi Parmar
Director
John Rice
School Trustee
Amanda Amaral
Sue Girard
Maria Hampvent
Mayor
Jinny Sims, Surrey Forward
Council
Philip Aquirre, Surrey Forward
Ramon Bandong, Surrey Forward
June Liu, Surrey Forward
Theresa Pidcock, Surrey Forward
Paramjit Singh Malhi, Surrey Forward
Jody Toor, Surrey Forward
School Trustee (SD 36 – Surrey)
Terry Allen, Surrey First Education
Balbir Gurm, Team Surrey Schools
Laurie Larsen, Surrey First Education
Maryann Pyne, Team Surrey Schools
Tony Rebelo, Team Surrey Schools
Bobbi Taylor, Team Surrey Schools
Mayor
Steve Fairbairn
Council
Sam Raven
Mayor
Kennedy Stewart, Forward Together
Council
Dulcy Anderson, Forward Together
Iona Bonamis, OneCity
Christine Boyle, OneCity
Adriane Carr, Green Party
Ian Cromwell, OneCity
Pete Fry, Green Party
Matthew Norris, OneCity
Alvin Singh, Forward Together
Jean Swanson, COPE
Michael Wiebe, Green Party
School Trustee (SD 39 – Vancouver)
Rory Brown, OneCity
Steve Cardwell, Vision Vancouver
Kyla Epstein, OneCity
Suzie Mah, COPE
Jennifer Ready, OneCity
Krista Sigurdson, OneCity
Gavin Somers, OneCity
Rocco Trigueros, COPE
Allan Wong, Vision Vancouver
Park Board
Gwen Giesbrecht, COPE
Maira Hassan, COPE
John Irwin, Vision Vancouver
Serena Jackson, OneCity
Chris Livingstone, COPE
Kristin Rivers, OneCity
Caitlin Stockwell, OneCity
Council
Kelly Fehr
School Trustee (SD 22 – Vernon)
Mark Olsen
Mayor
Marianne Alto
Council
Jeremy Caradonna
Matt Dell
Ben Isitt
Susan Kim
Krista Loughton
Dave Thompson
Mayor
Mary-Ann Booth
Council
Alexis Chicoine
Nora Gambioli
Mayor
Darryl Walker
Council
Stephen Crozier