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| South Surrey's Troy Van Vliet Founder of Saint John Paul II Academy |
Last month I went to a function and sat beside Troy. I knew he planned on running for mayor but until it was public, I would not say anything. He spoke about his wife and two daughters. His oldest daughter has a learning disability. Trying to get her the help she needed the Surrey Schools let him down. He was so upset about the way these children were being neglected, he built a school! He said "now children will get the education they deserve". His daughter has graduated, but other children with learning disabilities will have a better education.
I've heard about his platform from others but I will go to his launch to find out from him. Troy isn't a career politician. He's a builder, a father, and a community member who believes Surrey deserves better. With five other people running for mayor this will be an interesting race.
https://surreynow.ca/priorities
There is an interesting article in the Surrey Now Leader:
