Steveston independent candidate Robert (Bobby) Evans says he plans to withdraw early next week from the B.C. election race.
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Steveston independent candidate Robert (Bobby) Evans says he plans to withdraw early next week from the provincial race in Richmond-Steveston, where he is currently listed as a candidate on Election BC’s website for the Oct. 24 election.
Evans, who declared he was running as an independent candidate, said he will instead throw his support behind CentreBC candidate Barry Wosk, adding that Wosk is “a local candidate” and that it is “important for Steveston.”
Evans also alleged that B.C. Conservative candidate Gordon Zhang was “parachuted” into the riding, but Zhang said he “recently” moved to Richmond and lives in the city now.
Zhang said he has “deep ties” to the community, including fundraising for the Richmond Hospital Foundation and the Lions Club, and involvement working with a Richmond company during COVID-19 to manufacture N-95 masks.
In addition to Wosk and Zhang, the Richmond-Steveston race includes NDP candidate Bruce Kong and CanWest Party candidate Keenan Yang.
The provincial election was called two years ahead of the fixed-election date by B.C. NDP leader David Eby after the B.C. Conservative Party lost several MLAs from its caucus, and since the election was called, candidates including Richmond-Bridgeport candidate Teresa Wat have rejoined the party and coalesced behind interim leader Lorne Doerksen.
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