Two Coquitlam residents have announced their intention to run for a seat on city council in this fall's civic election:
In a press release earlier this month, Terry O'Neill described himself as a journalist and community activist. He ran in the May 2010 council byelection, placing second and collecting 31% of votes. O'Neill, one of The Tri-City News' two Face to Face columnists since 2005 (he's on leave), is a past president of the Eagle Ridge Residents Association; sits on the board of the Coquitlam Foundation; is a member of the organizing committee for the Alzheimer Society of BC's annual Walk for Memories in the Tri-Cities; and chairs the finance committee of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. He has written and edited for the right-wing news magazines BC Report and the Western Standard. For more information, visit www.terryoneill.ca.
In a release Monday, Vincent Wu calls himself as a 15-year Coquitlam resident who has served on the city's multiculturalism advisory committee and economic development advisory committee. As well, he has volunteered with a number of organizations, including Special Olympics BC, Canadian Cancer Society, Coquitlam Foundation and the Tri-City Asian Parent Association. Born in Taiwan, Wu has studied and worked in the U.S. He has worked as a Chinese media journalist and current affairs commentator and is bilingual, speaking English and Mandarin.
