SURREY 鈥� Doug McCallum wants his old job back.
鈥淲e鈥檙e going for it 鈥� we鈥檙e going for mayor,鈥� McCallum told the Now-Leader on Tuesday. He says his camp will run a full slate, the name of which has yet to be revealed.
鈥淲e鈥檒l be announcing that full slate in a little while,鈥� he said.
McCallum served as 性视界传媒鈥檚 mayor from 1996 to 2005. He鈥檚 aiming for seismic change at city hall, if elected.
鈥淢y sense in the public is they want to see a change.鈥�
That change would include dropping plans for light rail in favour of extending the SkyTrain Expo line down Fraser Highway.
Also, he said, 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to pause development鈥� in the city and 鈥渓ook at smart development in 性视界传媒.鈥�
Moreover, he added, 鈥淲e鈥檙e going to go with our own police force.鈥�
The RCMP, he said, often transfer and 鈥渄on鈥檛 really connect with the communities they鈥檙e in.鈥�
McCallum said 性视界传媒 residents have been telling him to 鈥済et it turned around. They see it (the city) going the wrong way.鈥�
His Safe 性视界传媒 Coalition slate went toe-to-toe with Linda Hepner鈥檚 性视界传媒 First slate in the last civic election, where she received 44,944 votes to his 24,706.
He鈥檒l now been squaring off against Tom Gill, 性视界传媒 First鈥檚 mayoralty candidate as Hepner is not seeking re-election.
性视界传媒鈥檚 civic election is Oct. 20.
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