In just a few weeks, the Township of Esquimalt will choose a new council member among eight candidates, and local engineer James Myers is looking to make his way into the top spot.
"When my wife and I moved to Esquimalt, this community spirit is exactly what we fell in love with. I'm an engineer and my work has taken me all over Canada and the United States, to large metro areas and to small towns, north, south, east and west. Nowhere else have we encountered Esquimalt's friendliness and sense of community spirit," he noted in an emailed statement.
Myers is running on a platform of strategic community development, community building, and controlling costs, with the goal of supporting seniors, providing accessible and affordable housing to new and established residents as well as maintaining parks and community venues.
"I intend to leverage my engineering and business skills to keep Esquimalt awesome, honouring the efforts that past generations made to build this community. I envision a future Esquimalt that cares for our seniors and opens its doors for incoming families, renewing its lifecycle," he concluded.
The 2025 Esquimalt byelection general voting day is scheduled for Saturday, April 5, with two advance voting days – March 26 and April 2 – and mail ballots adding additional voting opportunities for Esquimalt residents.
