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Members of Team Canada line up before a game against Uruguay at the America’s Rugby Championship in Langford. The host team opens play tomorrow (Oct. 11) against Uruguay, 4:30 p.m. kickoff at Westhills Stadium. See story, page A12. Photo by Kris Gower
Teen candidate full of youthful enthusiasm Election 2014:
Belmont champion looking to make change in district Arnold Lim News Gazette staff
Ravi Parmar is hoping his upcoming 20th birthday brings a very special present.
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The former Belmont student, perhaps best known as the student activist who spearheaded a grassroots campaign to convince Sooke School District to replace the aging facility, is knocking on doors, talking to voters and going to all-candidates meetings leading up to his big day, Nov. 15. That’s also the day he hopes to be elected to a school trustee position for SD62. Parmar, in his third year studying political science at the Univer-
sity of Victoria, is trying to connect with voters of all ages, including those who don’t have children going to school. “I’m reaching out to people I graduated with that are now 18 and older that are voting age, (some) that are voting for the first time,” he said. “I’m hoping to get them excited about voting for a school trustee, because we set the visions at the schools. We want to create a school system that is positive
five years down the line, 10 years down the line, when my generation starts to have children.” The young Langford resident understands some people might get hung up on his political inexperience, yet he is confident he can get the job done in the SD62 Belmont zone, serving Langford, Metchosin, Colwood and the Highlands. “The skills I learned in UVic are going to help me be a good school trustee if I get elected,” Parmar
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said. “I think I am bringing something that is different. A lot have been doing it for a very long time, (but) I think I bring some passion and drive.” Belmont teacher Paul Waterlander, who taught the candidate high school social studies, said Parmar’s enthusiasm, work ethic and commitment set him apart from fellow students back then. PLEAsE sEE: Student protest, Page A6
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