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“I look forward to a campaign where we can bring this important issue forward for our city. If I am elected on October 14 I will work with my fellow NPA colleagues to lead a meaningful dialogue with all Vancouverites to develop concrete solutions to our housing crisis,” Bremner said in a release.

Bremner was elected over fellow nominees Penny Noble and Glen Chernen.

Chernen filed a complaint with NPA executives on Tuesday to remove Bremner’s name from the ballot, claiming Bremner had violated B.C. lobbying laws in the past.

Bremner denied the charge.

SCHOOL BOARD SLATE NAMED

The NPA also announced Fraser Ballantyne, Lisa Dominato, Robert McDowell, Jorge Julian Prieto and Christopher Richardson as its slate of candidate for seats on the currently vacant Vancouver school board.

Last October, then education minister Mike Bernier fired all nine elected Vancouver school board trustees for failing to pass a balanced budget and appointed former Delta School District superintendent Dianne Turner as the official trustee.

Ballantyne and Richardson, both former school board chairs, were among the nine trustees who were axed.

“My experience on school board and working in five secondary schools has given me insight into the issues and concerns of students, parents and teachers in Vancouver,” said Ballantyne, a retired teacher, counsellor and administrator.

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