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Election issues aired at library Candidates square off on range of topics in Cloverdale By Jennifer Lang B.C.’s provincial election touched down in Cloverdale Monday night, when candidates for two ridings took part in a forum organized by the Surrey Library Board. Five candidates representing two provincial ridings – Surrey-Cloverdale, and Surrey-White Rock – answered four questions from youth aged 15 to 20, followed by a series of questions from the floor, making for a wide range of topics. Pipelines, B.C.’s Carbon Tax, the environment, transit, post secondary education and the economy were just a sampling of the issues on voters’ minds at the forum May 6 forum. Early on, candidates were asked if elected, what they would do to make post secondary education affordable. Conservative Howard Wu, a technology entrepreneur running in Surrey-Cloverdale, said he valued skills learned inside and outside a traditional post secondary setting. “In my line of work, in my hiring process, we definitely see a lot
of talented web developers and programmers who are maybe high school educated,” he said, adding his party supports making post secondary education more affordable. Stephanie Cadieux, MLA for Surrey-Panorama who’s running in Surrey-Cloverdale, pointed to the Liberal’s track record over the past 12 years, which has seen the addition of 32,000 post secondary seats and seven universities. “We did that because we think it’s important for students to go to school close to home. One, it’s less expensive, and two, because people tend to stay and work where they train.” When candidates were asked what they would do to improve recreational opportunities in Surrey, several pointed out that facilities like rec centres and community programming is under municipal jurisdiction, although Cadieux said she’s already spoken with Surrey’s mayor and council to see what the province can do in terms of targeted investment here. “I think we have a unique situ-
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Candidates for Surrey-Cloverdale and South Surrey-White Rock took part in an election forum hosted by the Cloverdale Library Monday night. The meeting was organized by the Surrey Library board.
ation in Cloverdale right now,” Cadieux said, referring to rapid residential growth in Clayton. Kooner, who works for the City
of Surrey, added he thinks the province has to provide better funding to cities. “Cloverdale doesn’t have an indoor pool,” he said.
Green Party candidate for Surrey-White Rock Don Pitcairn
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Meet the candidates: Howard Wu
Howard Wu is running for the Conservatives.
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With the May 14 provincial election less than a week away, we wrap up our look at the candidates running in Surrey-Cloverdale. Profiles of Stephanie Cadieux, who’s running for the B.C. Liberals, and NDP candidate Harry Kooner were published in our April 18 edition.
and sold a tech company in one year, one of the fastest exits in Canada. I watched Michael Jordan play both basketball and baseball in person.
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B.C. Conservative candidate Howard Wu wants to bring efficiency, responsibility and quality back to government. “I’m just like everyone else, tired of witnessing government inefficiency and waste while watching great opportunities for the beautiful province slip past us,” says Wu,
Party: B.C. Conservative Age: 38 Hometown: San Francisco, California Marital Status: Married with two children Occupation: Technology entrepreneur Something people might not know: I built
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