One of the incumbent city councilors in Surrey is withdrawing from the upcominglocal elections.
Jack Handial announced Tuesday that he will be withdrawing from the council elections as he has transferred another job as an investigator for FortisBC to the Okanagan.
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His wife is also facing a similar move at her job, he said.
"This was a really tough decision," he said. told News.
Elected as a member of Safe Surrey in 2018, split from the party in 2019 over the city's transition from the RCMP to its own Surrey police force.
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and endorse this with the UBCM at the state level," he said.
Hundial and his Surrey mayoral candidate, Brenda Locke, are former members of another Safe Surrey Coalition, and in the October 15 vote he is challenging McCallum for his new Surrey Connect party. was formed.
Despite moving to the Okanagan, Hundial said he would stay on as leader of the new party and continue to support the party throughout the campaign.
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