With the nomination deadline set for 4pm today, the number of candidates for city council continues to grow like a TeleMiracle total as we now hit 18.

 

He took a shot at a spot in the legislature with the Saskatchewan Party after serving one term on city council. Now, local lawyer Darin Chow is back, looking to return to Moose Jaw city council.

Chow says in municipal politics you don't have to worry about following party policy. "I also enjoy the immediacy of municipal politics in the sense that you make a decision and you have an opportunity to see its impact on the community directly as opposed to throughout the entire province so I'm looking forward to it."

Chow also believes building a new multiplex will help kick start economic development. "I certainly think that its one piece to the puzzle and at this point in time the most urgent piece of the puzzle. What we do with the decision about the multiplex, in my opinion, is going to define the future of this community for years to come."

Our newest candidate says he's annoyed with the lack of leadership displayed by the current city council and is prepared to do what it takes to improve Moose Jaw. Clive Tolley official entered the race for council Tuesday as he filed his papers at City Hall becoming candidate number 18.

Tolley is a strong supporter of the multiplex and will pushing hard for a new facility if elected. "People what much more than a hockey rink, they want much more than a biplex, they want a true multiplex with all kinds of facilities with all kinds of purposes. So I’m hoping that this building will be a community centre for all those reasons and will be able to host conventions and meetings of all kinds so that it really becomes an asset to out tourism industry."

Tolley announced his candidacy at the last multiplex forum but is now officially on the campaign trail and says there are several projects he wants to focus in on if election. "I'm fairly annoyed with the Moose Jaw Council's kind of narrow view of the world. In the last year they've turned down funding for White Track, they've turned down funding for the air show, and they've turned down funding for the municipal airport. These things are all critical to our community so these are some of my priorities to start working on."

If you would like to run for council, mayor, or the Holy Trinity Catholic School Board time is running out. The nomination deadline is 4 o'clock Wednesday afternoon.

So far there are just 2 candidates for the Catholic School Board with 4 positions up for grabs. We have 18 council candidates and 2 candidates for mayor.