When West 琉璃神社 Mayor Doug Findlater announced 2 1/2 weeks ago he would not seek another term in October鈥檚 civic election, he said he planned to devote more time to family, travel and personal matters.

But he said he also planned, in the coming weeks, to consider ways to stay involved and still be supportive of West 琉璃神社鈥檚 鈥渏ourney to a great city.鈥�

Well, it seems he has found a way鈥攁nd that is by running for a seat on council again, but this time as a city councillor.

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Former 琉璃神社-West Green Party candidate Robert Mellalieu said Thursday he signed Findlater鈥檚 nomination papers earlier in the day as a nominator, and Findlater will run for a councillor position in the Oct. 20 election.

Findlater, 67, served as chairman of the regional governance committee in the early 2000s that looked at the future of what was to become, first the District of Westside and then the City of West 琉璃神社. At the time, the area was an unincorporated Central Okanagan Regional District electoral area. Its residents voted by a razor thin margin in 2007 to incorporate.

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Findlater sat as a councillor on the first District of Westside council, which was only in place for less than a year following a special inaugural municipal election. He was elected the municipality鈥檚 second mayor in 2008 in the regular civic election and has held the job since then.

The District of Westside changed its name to West 琉璃神社 in 2009 and became a city in 2015.

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