Sid Tobias says he wants to increase transparency when it comes to decision-making in the municipality, while incumbent David Screech said finalizing the Official Community Plan is one of the major tasks facing council in the next term.
A former navy officer who helped develop security systems for the Vancouver Olympics and took part in drug busts on the high seas is aiming to oust incumbent David Screech from the mayor’s seat in View Royal.
“Having served most of my life in the Canadian Armed Forces defending the Canadian values of democracy I find myself driven to represent at least another option,” said Tobias, who served on View Royal’s planning and development committee in 2015 and was nominated chairman in 2016. Screech, who was first elected mayor in 2014, then acclaimed in the post in 2018 and served as a councillor from 2002 to 2014, said finalizing the Official Community Plan is one of the major tasks facing council in the next term.
“With the increase in council size and the development pressures facing our town, I would like to do one more term to ensure our community continues to thrive and retain its charm and character,” he said in his submission. All four incumbent councillors are taking another run in Saturday’s vote — police detective Damien Kowalewich, communications specialist Gery Lemon, seven-term councillor Ron Mattson, and 43-year View Royal resident John Rogers.
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