At the end of the first day of nominations for mayor and council, Bowen Island Municipality website lists two councillor candidates and a single mayoral candidate.
Current councillor Gary Ander is running for mayor. This past term was the islander of 25 years and former Air Canada pilot’s first.
Local housing advocate, Robin Burger is running for a council seat. While there’s no bio on the BIM site yet, Burger has been a local housing proponent for more than a decade.
Incumbent councillor Michael Kaile is running for a second term on council. The islander of 12 years made his career in the hospitality and tourism industry.
More candidates will enter the field over the next nine days as candidates have until 4 p.m. September 14 to file their nomination papers with Bowen’s chief elections officer, Hope Dallas.
