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Sumanpreet Dhaliwal of Kissan Fresh Fruits sells some amazing strawberries Wednesday at the official opening of the Surrey Urban Farmers’ Market in the courtyard of North Surrey Recreation Centre. For more details on the market, scan the photo with Layar or visit the event website at www.surreymarket.org; on Twitter, follow @surreymarket. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)
Delta won’t be going though a costly byelection to fill Scott Hamilton’s council seat. Mayor Lois Jackson announced Monday that Hamilton, who won the riding of Delta North for the Liberals in last month’s provincial election, has been granted his request for a leave. It takes effect from June 17 of this year to Jan. 7, 2014. After that, he’ll officially step down, but it will be close enough to the November 2014 civic election so that a byelection won’t be required. Although he is also stepping down from his committee appointments, Hamilton still intends to take part in as many council meetings as he can, especially to ensure council has a quorum. Hamilton will not be paid during this period. Coun. Robert Campbell said it
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ensures taxpayers won’t have to foot the bill for a byelection that can cost over $200,000. Coun. Sylvia Bishop voted in opposition, saying she’s not sure Delta can be well served without a full council. She ran for the NDP against Hamilton in Delta North. Delta is already the largest city in the province to only have six councillors, and Hamilton’s absence will leave Delta with essentially five until late next year. Following last month’s election, Premier Christy Clark asked several of her newly elected MLAs, who were also civic politicians, to take leaves of absence from their council jobs to avoid byelections. see HUNT ALSO › page 4
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