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Brent Asmundson Age: 56 Occupation: TransLink bus driver Phone number: 604-352-1542 Website: www.brentasmundson.ca Online: Facebook and Twitter (@BrentAsmundson)

Melissa Hyndes Age: 53 Occupation: Port Moody school trustee, board chair Phone: H 604-469-8700 C 778-839-8707 Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Online: Facebook, Twitter @MHyndes

Keith Watkins Age 64 Occupation: Small business owner Phone: 604-469-9117 Website: keithwatkins.ca Online: Facebook

Coquitlam and Port Moody spent nearly the same amount per person in 2012 while Port Coquitlam lagged far behind them in a study of Metro Vancouver municipalities released yesterday by the Fraser Institute.

Moe Kopahi Age: 27 Occupation: VP of university relations with Simon Fraser Student Society (student in mechatronics systems engineering) Phone number: 778-708-1588 Website: www.moekopahi.ca Online: Facebook and Twitter (@mka54)

Completion of a $3.9-million dry-floor sports facility in Coquitlam is expected to be delayed until mid-December because of issues related to the concrete flooring contractor.

Riyaz Lakhani Age: 37 Occupation: Enterprise strategy consultant Phone: 604-780-4786 Website: riyazlakhani.ca Online: Facebook; Twitter @riyazlakhani; LinkedIn; email: [email protected]

Michael Thomas Age: 34 Occupation: Computer services business owner Phone: 778-373-2444 Online: ThomasFromPoCo.ca, Instagram: ThomasFromPoCo, Facebook, Twitter @ThomasFromPoCo

Rob Bottos Age: 46 Occupation: Life skills worker Phone: 778-838-5961 Online: Facebook

Gerry Nuttall Age: 69 Occupation: retired Phone number: 604-469-1342 or 604-612-4742 (cell) Website/email: www.gerrynuttall.ca, [email protected]