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Tales of former mayor Wayne Wright’s return to the political arena are greatly exaggerated.

The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce is hosting an all-candidates meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 3. This event is open to all candidates running for school board, city council and the mayor’s seat in the upcoming election.

City council hopefuls discussed housing, public engagement and safety in New Westminster’s first all-candidates meeting last week. About 40 people turned up to the event on Aug.

J.P. LeBerg will run for school trustee

After more than four decades of teaching, the timing is finally right for Doug Woodward to run for school trustee.

Two more candidates have entered the race for city council in New Westminster. Incumbent councillor Jaimie McEvoy and political newbie Benny Ogden are the latest council candidates to step forward.

Candidates running for school trustee in the upcoming civic election already have one all-candidates meeting on the horizon.

The civic election is still months away but the first all-candidates meeting of the season is only a week away.

The New Westminster Progressive Electors Coalition is calling for an end to a remuneration policy that sees outgoing members of council take home tens of thousands of dollars in retirement pay.

With a little more than three months to go before the civic election, New Westminster Progressive school trustee candidates have made their first platform announcement – if elected, they will create a city and schools advisory committee.