Veteran Winnipeg city councillor Harvey Smith has decided to run for re-election this fall, despite earlier saying that he was set to retire.
Smith, who has continuously been the ward councillor for Daniel McIntyre since 1998, filed papers seeking re-election with the city clerk's office Tuesday afternoon.
Smith lost the provincial NDP's endorsement in the spring, after which he announced his retirement. He told CBC News he was offended by the loss because he's been a member of the party for decades.
He said he's running again because he's well known in the ward.
He says he knows the NDP might be upset and he might split the vote with the NDP backed candidate Keith Bellamy. However, political parties have no standing in Winnipeg municipal politics.
John Cardoso and Cindy Gilroy Price are also running in the same ward.
Born in Vancouver but raised in Winnipeg, Smith – who holds degrees in English and economics from the University of British Columbia and a B.Ed from Simon Fraser – started his career as a teacher.
Winnipeggers go to the polls to elect civic politicians and school trustees on Oct. 27.
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