Longtime Fernwood resident Bruce McGuigan is running for mayor of Victoria because of what he calls a lack of good decision making at city hall.
“It’s clear to me that Victorians want a mayor who can work to create solutions, not division,” said the Vancouver Island University sociology professor.
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Victoria should return to being a city of families, he said, and not one full of overpriced condominiums and a growing homeless population.
Local governance requires the maintenance of roads, emergency services and parks and recreation facilities. “It’s about finding solutions that actually work and make sense.”
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McGuigan, who began his career as a youth worker with street kids, spent 10 years as a senior policy advisor in both provincial and federal governments.
He cites this experience as the foundation on which he’s built a reputation as a “problem solver.”
“I step into stalled projects to help them to completion or help solve complex issues in a short time frame,” he said.