The municipal election may be half a year away but two candidates have already announced their intention to run for a Tri-City council seat.
Last month, Coquitlam resident Rob Bottos told a crowd at the Coquitlam Legion branch 263 he’ll seek a place at the Coquitlam civic table while, on Sunday, Priscilla Omulo wrote on her Twitter feed she’ll run for a position on Port Coquitlam’s council.
An outreach counsellor with Xyolhemeylh – Fraser Valley Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society who also has First Nations heritage, Omulo is a newcomer to politics. She is using the hashtag #freshideaspoco for her campaign, of which the details can be found at omulo-campaign.squarespace.com.
Bottos, a life skills worker with disabled adults in the Tri-Cities and on the North Shore, is a longtime Scout leader and Legion member who ran for school board as a Coquitlam trustee in 2014.
Previously, Bottos has penned a column for The Tri-City News about mental health. In an email, he wrote his main reasons for running for office are housing affordability and availability.
The municipal elections are Oct. 20.
jcleugh@tricitynews.com
