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Asked why she was interested in council, Kirby-Yung said it was because she thought the city could be run better than it is now.

“I think we’ve got some significant issues that we’re not tackling effectively,” she said.

Joining Kirby-Yung in seeking the NPA nomination is Hector Bremner, who in 2013 ran for the B.C. Liberal party in New Westminster. Bremner works in government relations for Steelhead LNG and public affairs for the Pace Group.

Robert McDowell, a former campaign manager for NPA Councillor George Affleck and an NPA candidate in the last general election, said Wednesday he would also vie for the seat.

“I’m very interested in council and that’s what I’m after right now,” McDowell said, adding that most caucus members supported his bid.

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Penny Noble, the executive director of Bike to Work B.C., said she was also “definitely interested in seeking the nomination” as a way to have more impact on issues that mattered.

Meanwhile, former mayoral candidate Kirk LaPointe said he will not contest for the empty seat.

Neither will Wayne Moriarty, a former editor-in-chief for The Province, who said he had considered a run for the NPA but ultimately decided the timing was not right.

Moriarty said that while he believed Mayor Gregor Robertson had changed the city for the better, “the time is right for another party or even a council of independents to run things.” He said he planned to support the NPA in the coming byelection.