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With little more than a month until Christmas, New Westminster Police are reminding the public to use extra caution while out gift shopping.

While Casey Cook wondered if he should have robbed a bank to finance his school board campaign, Michael Ewen celebrated another election win that will see his tenure extend to 35 years.

Wayne Wright swept to a fourth term as mayor of New Westminster with 62 per cent of support from voters.

The only incumbent school trustee to run and lose his spot in the civic elections knew early Saturday afternoon that the night might not go well.

Wayne Wright swept to a fourth term as mayor of New Westminster with 62 per cent of support from voters.

Former city councillor and MLA Chuck Puchmayr will reclaim his former seat on city council while longtime councillor Bob Osterman has suffered his first electoral defeat in more than two decades.

Newcomers Jonina Campbell and David Phelan topped the polls Saturday night as the four New Westminster District and Labour-endorsed candidates took four of seven seats on school board.

Between work, sickness and the inevitable grind of an election campaign, New Westminster school trustee candidates are making their final push to Saturday's civic election.

The Record news team will be online on election night When the polls close tomorrow night (Saturday, Nov. 19) at 8 p.m., click on The Record's website at www.royalcityrecord.com and follow our news team covering the election.

One supports James Crosty for mayor, the other Wayne Wright