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Former mayor Bob Bose endorses candidate Dela Cruz

SURREY - Former mayor and councillor Bob Bose endorsed Surrey council candidate Narima Dela Cruz at a fundraiser at Olympia Pizza last Friday.

"If there was ever a time for fresh faces on Surrey city council, this has got to be it," Bose said in a press release. "Narima is an extraordinarily qualified and gifted candidate. Iam delighted to formally endorse her as a candidate for Surrey council."While Dela Cruz has never held political office, she was considered by the NDP for nomination in the Surrey-Tynehead riding in the 2013 election, but Avtar Bains was instead selected. Liberal candidate Amrik Virk won the race in the riding and was laterappointed Minister of Advanced Education.Dela Cruz, a realtor, moved to Canada from the Philippines to Canada in 1998.She was a recipient of the 2012 Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award, is a founding director of the Surrey Philippine Independence Day Society.The Now