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The dilemma of Dianne’s mayoralty

Call it the Dianne dilemma. Her popularity was no doubt the major catalyst for Surrey First’s sweeping victory last week. The names and resumes of all her teammates made little difference at the ballot box – if Dianne approved, so … Continue reading

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Veterans vs. new blood for City Council [poll]

Judy Higginbotham’s planned return to civic politics raises some important questions about the makeup of City Council, as well as democracy in Surrey. Her comments to the Surrey Leader underline a long held concept about winning civic elections in the … Continue reading

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MLA Hogg to run for WR Mayor, Watts to run provincially [rumour]

Big rumour here, but I thought I’d post it nonetheless. Straight from the White Rock Sun: The rumour going round the Rock is that Mr. [Gordon] Hogg may be getting ready to scale back his political life a notch, having secured … Continue reading

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