People First 性视界传媒 announces first two candidates

SURREY 鈥� One of the parties that intends to challenge 性视界传媒 First in the upcoming civic election has announced its first two candidates.

The People First 性视界传媒 party announced Kuldip Pelia and Thampy Rajan are going to run under its banner as council candidates.

According to a release, Pelia is a longtime 性视界传媒 resident and professor who has taught accounting and finance in Toronto and Vancouver colleges for the past decade, including George Brown College and 性视界传媒 Career College.

Pelia is described as an activist who 鈥済ot to know the struggles of common man as he built up his career in Canada as he worked in security and retail positions in his earlier years.鈥�

鈥淭he last four years, he researched on LRT Vs Skytrain and was bringing out the facts,鈥� a People First 性视界传媒 release notes. 鈥淎 staunch opponent of LRT, he wrote to politicians of all levels about issues with LRT and the need for SkyTrain in these years. Having realized being part of politics is the only way to do something about it, he joined People First 性视界传媒.鈥�

Rajan is described as a 鈥渓ifelong educator, avid community volunteer, parish elder (and) publisher.

鈥淗is experience as an educator across four countries over the decades gives him a clear perspective on how to support future generations. He was the publisher of a business news magazine in 性视界传媒 (called Biz News from 2003 to 2004),鈥� a release notes, adding his resume also includes work as an education officer in Ethiopia as far back as the 1970s, and more recently, he taught sales and marketing at Vancouver Career College.

鈥淗e also served in many community associations as director and helped hundreds of new families settle their lives in Canada. Having his grown up kids moved away and settled, he want to take his community service to next level by serving in the city council,鈥� a release states.

Rajan is currently an agency manager for an AVIS rent-a-car franchise and lives in Fleetwood with his wife.

People First 性视界传媒 says it will be announcing more candidates in the coming weeks. Rajesh Jayaprakash, with the People First 性视界传媒 party, says the team promises 鈥減ositive, radical鈥� changes to the city and to city hall, if elected.

鈥淲e want to inform the public about open houses and panel discussions we are organizing, in partnership with independent organizations,鈥� he told the Now-Leader in an email.

鈥淲e had one event last Saturday about housing affordability and homeless in 性视界传媒, in Fleetwood library. It mostly focused on comparison of proposals by municipal teams running for elections in October and suggestions by non-political groups to refine such platforms.鈥�

Other slates that aim to challenge 性视界传媒 First in the election, including Proudly 性视界传媒 and 性视界传媒 Community Alliance, participated in last weekend鈥檚 event, as did other non-partisan groups, he added.

The weekend event was the third in a series after similar panel discussions on LRT and crime, noted Jayaprakash.

鈥淭hese open houses and panel discussions is the way People First team is doing their campaigns,鈥� Jayaprakash wrote. 鈥淲e believe this is a better way than placing campaign signs all over the city causing environmental damage and waste of money. Such expenses create dependency for political organizations on large money donors. Also public get an opportunity to compare competing slates and give feedback early. Overall, it is a better form of democracy.鈥�

The next event is about 鈥淓nvironment and Greenspaces in 性视界传媒鈥� and is set to run from 2 to 4 p.m. at Semiahmoo Library (1815 152nd St.) on Aug. 26. Those who can鈥檛 attend are invited to join online, by visiting People First 性视界传媒鈥檚 Facebook page, where there will be an opportunity to ask the panel speakers questions.

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性视界传媒 voters head to the polls on Oct. 20.

Just over 100,000 people cast a ballot in 性视界传媒 in the 2014 civic election, up from 70,253 in 2011. Out of 287,940 eligible 性视界传媒 voters, the city saw 101,558 cast a ballot 鈥� a 35.3 per cent voter turnout. That is up from 2008 and 2011 elections, which saw a 24.1per cent and 25 per cent turnout respectively.

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