News Desk - It came as no surprise to see Sylvia Bishop at Delta City Hall on the official opening day for nominations in the September 18, 2010 by-election. Bishop was the first declared candidate, announcing her intentions almost 3 months ago in May and now she is also the first official candidate in the race with the filing of her nomination papers. When asked about being the first to file her papers, Bishop said, "I have been campaigning since May. Filing today feltsatisfying after all of my hard work these past months.”
Bishop said she looks forward to the upcoming weeks of the campaign. “I learn a lot from the people I meet door knocking in the community. People really care about their neighborhoods, which have their own issues alongside the larger issues all of Delta faces.”
Citing the potentially crowded field of candidates for one council seat, Bishop said, ”Nothing is better for an election than a good race. It brings people in and gets them involved in the issues we all care about.”
The race for the seat left vacant by the late George Hawksworth has no shortage of players contending for it. There have been six people publicly declare their intentions to run in the by-election, with a few more suspected to file by the end of the nomination period.
Sylvia Bishop is the only official candidate at the moment, but declarations to run have been made by Sandeep Pandher, Kathleen Higgins, Ian Paton and Maria Devries. Former five-term councilor and mayoral hopeful Krista Engelland is the only potential candidate to publicly declare she is not running, opting instead to endorse Sylvia Bishop in her run. It is still unclear whether Mike Reilly will choose to run in this election.
If I lived in Delta I would vote for Sylvia. She is the best. Bernadette Keenan
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