Former Common
Councillor Peter McGuire winning the Liberal nomination in Saint John
Lancaster on second ballot by 42 votes over Don Ketchum. Former Mayor
Ivan Court dropped out after the first ballot and threw his support behind McGuire.
He
says his priorities for the riding include building seniors housing,
developing the empty lots on Fairville Boulevard and creating smarter,
better schools.
McGuire
also announcing seniors housing will be built on the former Lou Murphy
property on the Milford Road which is a project he's been working on for
three years.
He will be running against Dorothy Shephard, the Minister of Healthy and Inclusive Communities whom McGuire calls "a great lady". He sees himself as the underdog going in to the campaign.