Former 性视界传媒 First Councillor Bruce Hayne tells the Now-Leader he is running for mayor.

鈥淭he worst kept secret in 性视界传媒,鈥� laughed Hayne, who currently sits as an independent on council after splitting from the 性视界传媒 First party in late June, claiming his decision stemmed from a lack of transparency and a difference in 鈥渧ision.鈥�

Hayne told the Now-Leader on Monday his phone has been 鈥渞inging off the hook鈥� since announcing his departure from 性视界传媒 First with people encouraging him to run for mayor.

鈥淭hat really was the motivating factor that made me say yes. I鈥檝e been thinking about this for quite some time and I think we need to do things differently at city hall,鈥� he said.

鈥淚鈥檝e been on council for seven years. The first three under Dianne Watts鈥� leadership which was a very different feeling and style than it鈥檚 been in the last four years. I think we need a city hall and particularly a mayor鈥檚 office that鈥檚 transparent and collaborative with the community on the decisions we make. And, above all, has absolute integrity to guide the city into the next 25, 30 years. I plan to do things differently.鈥�

See also: 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�

According to Hayne more 鈥渧oices and people鈥� need to be at the table.

He said he will run a slate 鈥� but not a full one.

鈥淭hat鈥檚 an intentional move on my part,鈥� Hayne said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of people that would like to run with us. But the thing is, by no fault of 性视界传媒 First, 性视界传媒 First has held all seats on council. The criticism of that is there aren鈥檛 those opposing voices, those different ideas, the vigorous debate, that perhaps should occur,鈥� said Hayne. 鈥淚 will be running a slate, and if people like what we say and our platform, and if we鈥檙e all elected, we would hold a majority.鈥�

Hayne joins 性视界传媒 First鈥檚 Tom Gill and former mayor Doug McCallum in the race for the mayor鈥檚 chair.

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Hayne said he plans to 鈥渢ake the high road鈥� during this campaign.

鈥淚 am not going to get down in the mud and sling barbs at my opponents but I fully intend to do things differently. Differently than the way they鈥檝e been done,鈥� Hayne said Monday. 鈥淚 think I will offer, and do offer, a very, very clear alternative to how things have been done in the past.鈥�

What about LRT?

Hayne said he isn鈥檛 against light rail transit, but for phase two of the 性视界传媒 project, 鈥淲e need real and open consultation.鈥�

鈥淪kyTrain through Fleetwood and Clayton to Langley seems to make more sense but we don鈥檛 have the business case or the community consultation to make that decision yet,鈥� he said. 鈥淕uildford to Newton is likely too far down the road to change but that route has always been about community building.鈥�

Three other new slates 鈥� 性视界传媒 Community Alliance, Proudly 性视界传媒 and People First 性视界传媒 鈥� have materialized in 性视界传媒 that intend to challenge the reigning 性视界传媒 First party in the Oct. 20 civic election.

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 24.1 per cent and 25 per cent turnout respectively.