After two terms as Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 mayor, Colin Basran took his last bow as the city91裸聊视频檚 worship and congratulated the new incoming council 91裸聊视频� but not the newly elected mayor by name.

With less than 32 per cent of the 33,953 votes tallied on Saturday (Oct 15), Basran said it has been a dream come true to be the mayor of the city since 2014.

91裸聊视频淭he people have spoken and in light of the results, I am disappointed. I have come to terms with what has happened and I respect what the wishes of our residents are,91裸聊视频� he said.

However, when asked if he was going to congratulate incoming mayor Tom Dyas, who garnered more than 60 per cent of the vote, he responded with a congratulation for council members.

91裸聊视频淭he mayor is a part of council, I congratulated council and council is nine people.91裸聊视频�

He added he didn91裸聊视频檛 know if he would call Dyas and verbally concede. Those in attendance at Dyas91裸聊视频� campaign headquarters said that the newly elected mayor waited for Basran to call him before claiming his win, yet, without the call, Dyas took the stage to accept his role.

Basran thanked his family and campaign team stating that he couldn91裸聊视频檛 do it alone and that he is proud of the work he did not in this election and as mayor of Kelowna.

91裸聊视频淭hey say the third term is the hardest but this being there are people out in communities, all communities, not just Kelowna who are upset with various things that have taken place in the last two years, which municipal council has played no role in. But, I think this an opportunity for residents to voice that concern or anger, and that has played a part of it.91裸聊视频�

He acknowledged that those who voted may have taken issue with the rapid growth of Kelowna in the last few years, but said there isn91裸聊视频檛 anything he would change in regard to his time as mayor.

91裸聊视频淚 have slept very well at night as your mayor because I made decisions based on what I thought was for best for everyone in our community,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭his city is the fastest growing in the country, people want to come here for a reason91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频� so if we want to close the doors, then that will be the choice of the next council.91裸聊视频�

He remained steadfast that Kelowna needs to keep growing as a community in order to provide services to the residents who live here.

91裸聊视频淚 look forward to seeing (the new council91裸聊视频檚) work and seeing how they progress; they are in for a wild ride.91裸聊视频�

Basran added that he knows that the people of Rutland are angry and despite being born and raised in that area of town, he takes criticism for his stance on supportive housing.

91裸聊视频淭here is homelessness and people without homes in their neighbourhood and that would have happened whether there was supportive housing in their neighbourhood or not, because we know people in our community and across the country need homes. So, to say it91裸聊视频檚 more prevalent because I helped people get a roof over their heads and the supports that they need that is the reason it91裸聊视频檚 worse?91裸聊视频�

Meanwhile, across the city, Dyas was told by a large group of supporters from the Rutland community that he now had keys to their neighbourhood.

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jen.zielinski@bpdigital.ca
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