NPA mayoral hopeful Kirk LaPointe announced four new NPA candidates for school board and four for park board, July 30.
Former three-term park board commissioner Christopher Richardson will run for school board alongside Sandy Sharma and Stacy Robertson, who have both sought trustee positions with NPA in the past.
The fourth NPA trustee wannabe is former teacher, communications consultant and executive director of Bike to Work B.C. Society, Penny Noble.
Community volunteer Casey Crawford who ran for park board in 2011 is running again with political newcomers:
Jay Jagpal, a businessman, mechanical engineer and community volunteer who’s an ambassador to the Board of Trade.
Erin Shum, a special education assistant who specializes in helping children with autism and who co-owns an eco-friendly Kerrisdale spa.
Sarah Kirby-Yung, who highlighted her years of experience in marketing and communications roles in tourism, and who also worked as vice president of marketing and communications for the Vancouver Aquarium from 2008 to 2010.
NPA school board trustee Fraser Ballantyne will run for a second term as will park board commissioner John Coupar. The NPA expelled trustees Ken Denike and Sophia Woo from the party in June.
Vision Vancouver is running one incumbent and three newcomers for seven park board seats now that Trish Kelly withdrew from the race. Vision is running six incumbents and one newcomer for nine school board seats.
The Coalition of Progressive Electors, or COPE, will choose its candidates Sept. 7.
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