“I’m honestly looking at the next four years with optimism,” James said. Incumbent Teri James, fourth with 1,615 votes or 43 per cent, was looking forward to a Pachal mayoralty, saying “I am excited to work with a cohesive council who will get things done.” “I’m looking forward to moving forward,” Wallace commented. She praised Pachal for bringing an “inclusive” approach to council. Wallace, who has been dealing with a severe hip injury that prevented her from door-to-door campaigning, was “grateful” for the support. Incumbent councillor Rosemary Wallace, third with 1,638 votes or 43 per cent, was at Pachal’s election night event, and noted that the mayor-elect delayed celebrating his win, until all the results for the rest of council were in. Solyom called the turnout “shockingly low,” given there were 30,000 eligible voters in Langley City. He said Pachal had helped him by providing advice about how to run an effective campaign. Newcomer Mike Solyom, who was second in the polling for councillors with 1,659 votes or 44 per cent of ballots cast, was “pleasantly surprised” by his success on his second try for council. READ ALSO: Langley City elects Nathan Pachal mayor “I’m looking forward to the next four years with a leader we can all support,” Albrecht said, describing himself as “humbled” by the support he received. Pachal will be working with a council of three incumbents - Paul Albrecht, Rosemary Wallace, and Teri James - and three fresh faces - Mike Solyom, Leith White and Delaney Mack.Īlbrecht topped the council polls with 1,905 votes, or 50 per cent of all ballots. Mayor van den Broek, who was dealing with a family emergency, could not be reached for comment immediately after the results. I look forward to working with our new Council to move in a good way for our community. On social media, he thanked voters for putting their trust in him. Pachal promised to “figure out the things where there’s common ground,” listing the imminent arrival of SkyTrain as one of the biggest challenges the City faces. 15, after he defeated incumbent Mayor Val van den Broek 2,434 to 1,290, taking 64 per cent of the ballots cast. “I’m looking forward to working together with everyone in a good way,” Pachal told the Langley Advance Times Saturday night, Oct. Ziggy Levy bagged two wickets for 22 runs for St James, who were blown away by the spin of Dennis Bulli, who bagged six wickets, including a hat-trick in their total of 89 in 14.3 overs.īulli finished with six for 16 from his four overs with Daley also contributing with the ball by picking up three wickets for 20 runs.Langley City mayor-elect Nathan Pachal is promising a more collaborative approach to government. The Army men first put 183 runs on the board for the loss of five wickets, with Kevin Daley continuing his hot streak with the bat, scoring 65 runs from 35 balls.ĭaley hit three fours in his innings and got good support from opener Tevin Gilzene, who chipped in with 44 and Deethmar Anderson, 29. In the meantime, the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will certainly be a tough test for the St Bess team, after they demolished St James to book their spot in today’s final. The guys are up for the task, and it is just a matter of going out there and executing on the day,” he said. “We want to continue to play good cricket, which we have done all season. Winning Captain Ebanks said his team will be going all out to take the trophy back to St Elizabeth. Kemar Anderson bagged three wickets for 22 runs. Jordan Holness also found a useful partner in wicket-keeper Carl Wright, who chipped in with 16 not out in a partnership worth 47 runs. Kerry Holness also chipped in with a valiant 40 from 30 balls with five fours and one six, as the pair added 65 runs for the second wicket. Opener Jordan Holness led from the front with 51 from 60 balls, striking three fours and two sixes. In reply, St Elizabeth made hard work of the run chase, using all of 19.2 overs to get the 119 runs needed for the loss of four wickets. Sign up for The Gleaner’s morning and evening newsletters.
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