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Looking forward to collaboration, Duncan mayor 

Duncan’s mayor says she is looking forward to working with MLA elect Debra Toporowski to help deal with the current issues facing Cowichan at the provincial level.

Michelle Staples says in a social media post that the two of them have already worked together on several issues over the past two decades as representatives at the local government level. 

Staples says she is excited to have Toporowski representing the region and looks forward to having her support in the legislature for all issues in the region. 

“I am looking forward together at a provincial level to support the solutions we need to address and the challenges we’re faced with in Cowichan,” Staples says in a social media post.  

Toporowski gained over 40 per cent of the vote, followed by John Koury with 37 per cent and Cammy Lockwood with 19 per cent. 

Justin Baumgardner
Justin Baumgardner
Justin Baumgardner is a local reporter in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, and is based in Duncan. He has worked in radio for over three years, with all of them in British Columbia.He was previously at 91.7 Coast FM in Nanaimo and also has shows on 95.7 Coast FM, and the weekend show on 89.7 Sun FM.When he is not on the air, he can be found travelling the island and enjoying everything that beautiful British Columbia has to offer.

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