municipal government

Be more aware of the Burnaby mayoral election

Written by: Kayli Jamieson In case you haven’t heard, Burnaby’s municipal elections are on October 20, and there are four mayoral candidates running this term. Included are Derek Corrigan, Mike Hurley, Sylvia Gung, and Helen Chang. Eight city councillors and seven school trustees will also be elected. Students at SFU Burnaby need to be informed about their municipal government. We often look at federal issues like the Kinder Morgan pipeline, or hyper-local issues like SFU’s student government, but forget to look closer to home in our own neighbourhood. It’s saddening how some students I talk to haven’t even heard of…

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