municipal election

Adulthood 101: Voting in the 2018 Burnaby municipal election

By: Michelle Gomez, Staff writer  The Burnaby election campaigns have been underway for a few weeks now, and this weekend, we’ll be voting for one mayor, eight city councillors, and seven school trustees. The mayoral race mixes old and new faces, and three out of four candidates are independent. While many of the candidates have overlapping interests, each of the four has different priorities and different ideas on how to bring change.   Practical information Voting day is on Saturday, October 20. You can vote if you’re 18 or older, a Canadian citizen, and a B.C. resident for at least…

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