Vancouver's Non-Partisan Association has parted ways with its mayoral candidate, John Coupar, barely two months before municipal elections are held across British Columbia.
A statement issued by the party said its board met Thursday to discuss the progress of the campaign and accepted Coupar's resignation.NPA spokeswoman Elizabeth Ball said the board was considering options and she expected it would try to name a new candidate before nominations close Sept. 9.
Coupar was appointed as the NPA's mayoral hopeful in April, prompting incumbent NPA city councillors Sarah Kirby-Yung, Lisa Dominato and Colleen Hardwick to quit the party, saying it had not offered an"open, transparent and democratic" call for candidates. "There were many, many messages coming through in terms of polls and everything," Ball said in an interview.
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