BREAKING NEWS - Paul Kondola runs for WL Council

In a now crowded race - Paul Kondola, who owns Kondolas Furniture, has decided to seek a seat on Williams Lake City Council

Mr. Kondola says his reason for running is that he doesn't support the current direction of the City under the leadership of the current Williams Lake City Council and he wants to make a positive change for the City, as part of the 2011-2014 Williams Lake Municipal Council

Mr. Kondola also says his top priority, if elected, will be economic development and drawing more jobs and business to Williams Lake

Besides Mr. Kondola - the WL City Councillor race consists of current incumbents Surinderpal Rathor, Laurie Walters, Geoff Bourdon and Sue Zacharias and challengers Steve Forseth, Ivan Bonnell, Mike Jacobsen, and Richard Vollo

Nominations for Williams Lake City Council expires at 4:00pm tomorrow

BREAKING NEWS - Mike Jacobsen runs for WL City Council

From the Rush:

There are now eight candidates for six WL City Councillor positions in Williams Lake.

The latest entrant into the race is Mike Jacobson. Jacobson currently works in the sales department at Pioneer Log Homes.

Jacobson says his top priorities if elected would be to help grow Williams Lake for the better and to give young families the chance to work here and stay in the community.

He also says he has a pretty extensive business background and has a good history of making solid financial decisions.

Jacobson’s connections to the community run deep – his Grandfather helped launch Jacobson Brothers Forest Products. The other candidates for council are Steve Forseth, Ivan Bonnell, Richard Vollo and incumbents Geoff Bourdon, Laurie Walters, Sue Zacharias and Surinderpal Rathor