One more to choose from.
Stu Wells filed his papers last week, joining Ted Cronmiller, Jean Gubby, Allan Carswell and Sherry Linn as possible future candidates for town council.
Current Councillor Dick Flintoft has said he will run, as has Councillor Tom Shields, who said he was strongly contemplating running for mayor against John Slater.
Councillor Bud Fraser confirmed he will not seek re-election, and Councillor Ken Davreux is still undecided.
Stu Wells cited his lifelong passion for Osoyoos and its people as the reason he has entered the race.
Wells and his family moved to Osoyoos in 1953 to operate a family business and has been an Osoyoos property owner for over 30 years. Although he has not always lived in Osoyoos, his 35-year career with Telus meant he spent a lot of time working as the local telephone man in town.
My political interest started when I was elected President of the Osoyoos Junior High School Students' Council and since then, I have always been involved with community and public service, Wells said.
He has coached junior soccer and has been elected to the Soccer Association's executive positions.
He was also elected School Board Trustee for four terms and served 14 years on a regional district planning committee.
Presently, Wells is the Vice-Chair of the Osoyoos Desert Society and the Osoyoos Director and Chairperson of the Community Futures of Okanagan Similkameen. He enjoys golf and kayaking in his spare time.
Wells believes he can bring common sense, man-in-the-street values to council by asking, 'what is best for Osoyoos?'.
There are a lot of pressures being exerted on our town and the next three years are going to present many major issues and challenges.
Change is inevitable, and I want to be a part of the team that guides our town through these challenging times so that the end result will be an even better Osoyoos, said Wells.
I would be interested in looking at a more regional (town and rural) approach to some of our issues, because we all proudly claim Osoyoos as our home. I know it's tough, but council must encourage and nurture more public input on a continuing and long-term basis. Improved communication and cooperation between our citizens can and will help solve some of these differences.
