Nomination period closed, 13 candidates in Nanaimo’s upcoming by-election Jun 2, 2017 4:37 PM

NANAIMO — It’s almost voting time in Nanaimo once again since the nomination period for the upcoming July 8 by-election has closed.

According to Chief Electoral Officer Sheila Gurrie, as of 4 p.m. Friday, June 2, 13 candidates had turned in their nomination papers after a man named Neil Saunders handed in his application “at the last minute.”

It’s being held to replace former councillor Wendy Pratt, who resigned.

The last by-election was held in 2011 to fill the seat of Larry McNabb after he passed away late in 2010.