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are not the only ones having a
tough time breaking in to male
dominated fields. Kootenay
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Three hopefuls seek council seat

Neil Rachynski
NEWS REPORTER

The race is on.

Castlegar residents will get to choose
one of three people during an Oct. 17 by-
election.

Nominations closed Thursday and on
the ballot are Dave Gairns, Doug Green
and Renee Read. ‘

Green announced he would run Sept.
24, but both Gairns and Read waited un-
til the final hour to file their nomination

papers.

Read, the Castlegar and District
Chamber of Commerce manager, has
her sights set on broadening the eco-
nomic base of the city.

“Castlegar has a lot of potential,” she
said. “We're so centralized and there’s so
much we can do.

“We need to take more of an interest
in our community in regards to econom-
ic development and tourism.”

Whether she is elected or not, Read

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says the experience will be worth it.

“IfI get in I'll be thrilled to death, and
if I don’t that’s fine,” Read said.

“At least this way (voters) have a
choice. (Green) is not going to get in by
acclamation.”

Gairns, meanwhile, is Castlegar’s for-
mer city administrator. He says know]l-
edge of the local process will certainly be
on his side.

“Most city councillors don’t have ex-
perience at the staff level,” Gairns said.
“At least it gives you a jumpstart on the
process.” .

Gairns says he has no specific
changes he’d like to make at city hall.

‘Tm not here with an agenda,” Gairns
said.

Green, on the other hand, has spelled
out his platform.

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Oct. 17 byeletion. Doug Green, meanwhile, has
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cy, Green wants to open the lines of com-
munication with the city and the elec-
torate.

He has also stated he would like to
see better management of the municipal
budget and a faster response to public
inquiries at city hall.

Already the committee to elect Doug
Green have begun a poster and adver-
tising campaign.

Gairns and Read don’t expect to fol-
low suit.

‘Tm not going to get into a lawn-sign
battle,” Gairns said.

“There's only two weeks and I'll do the
best I can, but as for posters and that,
no,” Read said.

Councillor Lawrence Chernoff says
he has only one wish for this byelection
— that more people turn out for this vote
than the last referendum.

He says, “the citizens have to listen to
what the candidates have to say.

“The bottom line is I don’t want to see
that 20 per cent.”

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