Endorsed Candidates in Upcoming Municipal Elections - New Westminster and District Labour Council Area

Civic elections will be held in your municipality on Saturday, November 19. You can also vote in Advance Polls on Wednesday, November 9.

As a member of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union Local 378 (COPE 378), we wanted to inform you that your local labour council has endorsed some candidates in their municipal election bids. You can find the list of endorsed candidates below.

Your local labour council has endorsed these individuals as the best candidates to represent issues that affect working people in your community. Before each election candidates seeking local labour council endorsement submit their information and undergo an interview to ensure that they take progressive positions, especially on issues impacting union members.

Your municipal representatives can have a huge impact on important issues like public transit, transportation, affordable housing, land use and resource development, and local education.

In addition to looking at specific issues, your local labour council has ensured the endorsed candidates reflect trade unions’ values and vision of a more just and equal society where workers and all community members have a say.

We believe these candidates have the experience and skills to be effective assets to your community:

City of Burnaby

Mayor
• Derek Corrigan

Council
• Pietro Calendino
• Richard Chang
• Sav Dhaliwal
• Dan Johnston
• Colleen Jordan
• Anne Kang
• Paul McDonell
• Nick Volkow

School District #41
• Ron Burton
• Meiling Chia
• Larry Hayes
• Baljinder Narang
• Harman Pandher
• James Wang
• Gary Wong

City of Coquitlam

Mayor
• Barrie Lynch

Council
• Randy Delmonico
• Neal Nicholson
• Selina Robinson
• Fred Soofi
• Vincent Wu

School District #43
• Brian Robinson

District of Delta

Council
• Sylvia Bishop
• Anne Peterson

School District #37
• Patrick Dyer
• Simon Truelove
• Val Windsor

City of Langley

Council
• Paul Albrecht

School District #35
• Candy Ashdown
• Robert McFarlane

Township of Langley

School District #35
• Megan Dykeman
• Wendy Johnson
• Cecelia Reekie

District of Maple Ridge

Council
• Carly O’Rourke
• Craig Speirs

School District #42
• Susan Carr
• Ken Clarkson
• Rod Smelser

City of Pitt Meadows

Council
• David Murray

School District #42
• Eleanor Palis

City of New Westminster

Council
• Jonathan X. Cote
• Bill Harper
• Jaimie McEvoy
• Lorrie Williams

School District #40
• Jonina Campbell
• Michael Ewen
• James Janzen
• David Phelan

City of Port Coquitlam

Mayor
• Greg Moore

Council
• Darrell Penner
• Glenn Pollack
• Brad West

City of Port Moody

Council
• Rick Glumac
• Kevin Hagglund
• Barbara Junker

City of Surrey

Council
• Bob Bose
• Doug Elford
• Rina Gill
• Grant Rice
• Gary T. Robinson
• Stephanie Ryan
• Judy Villeneuve
• Steve Wood

School District #36
• Terry Allen
• Moh Chelali
• Sukhy Dhillon
• Charlene Dobie
• Laurence Greeff
• Laurie Larsen

We urge you to support these candidates in your civic elections on Saturday, November 19.

Thank you,

David Black
President, COPE 378