Longtime 性视界传媒 councillor Barb Steele is jumping ship from 性视界传媒 First to run alongside Bruce Hayne in this fall鈥檚 civic election.

In a release Tuesday afternoon (July 17), Steele said 鈥渋t has become clear that philosophically I can no longer be a part of 性视界传媒 First,鈥� citing leadership and integrity as concerns.

Following Hayne鈥檚 departure in June, she becomes the second sitting 性视界传媒 First councillor to resign from the civic party in less than a month. Hayne has yet to publicly declare whether he intends to run for mayor or councillor this fall.

鈥� RELATED STORY: Hayne splits from 性视界传媒 First: 鈥業t鈥檚 just not open and transparent the way I鈥檇 like it to be鈥�, from June 21.

Steele has been a councillor with the City of 性视界传媒 for two decades, and is a past-president of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM).

In the Oct. 20 civic election, she will seek an eighth term on 性视界传媒 council.

鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to running in the election this fall to continue the work I鈥檝e started on behalf of the good people of this city,鈥� Steele stated in the release.

鈥淚 joined 性视界传媒 First because I believed in the work, the values and the vision of my friend and colleague Dianne Watts. This is no longer the party that represents the ideals we began with, and in good conscience I can鈥檛 be part of it.鈥�

On June 22, 性视界传媒 First announced Tom Gill will be its mayoral candidate in the election, following a decision by Mayor Linda Hepner to not seek re-election.

Judy Villeneuve and Mary Martin, current members of the all-性视界传媒 First council, are also not seeking re-election this fall.