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Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum is once again running for the top job in the city.
The 81-year-old announced his re-election bid on Monday morning as the leader of the Safe Surrey Coalition.
He touted his accomplishments as including the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain and the transition from the RCMP to the Surrey Police Service.
McCallum said his campaign promises include no property tax increase for four years, extending the SkyTrain line to Newton and a major boost to the Surrey police.
“We are going to put more boots on the ground, more resources, we are taking on the organized crime and extortion directly because Surrey families deserve to walk their streets without fear, full stop,” McCallum said.
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“And within the first 90 days of taking office, we are purchasing a helicopter for the Surrey Police Service.”
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McCallum served as the mayor of Surrey from 1996 to 2005 and again from 2018 to 2022.
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In 2022, he was found not guilty of public mischief following an investigation and trial into whether he intentionally misled police to trigger an investigation of a political opponent.
McCallum alleged Debi Johnstone, a member of the group Keep the RCMP in Surrey, had run over his foot outside the Southpoint Save-On-Foods on Sept. 4, 2021.
Voters in B.C. go to the polls on Oct. 17.
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