Enderby’s new mayor has focus on community engagement, health care

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“Part of [my platform] was to have town hall meetings on a regular basis,” Galbraith said.

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“Some of the people I talked to don’t do internet and that kind of stuff, so just so there’s another avenue other than phoning or writing a letter or having to drop by city hall.”

Galbraith also noted local health care is a big issue the citizens of Enderby have indicated needs to be tackled.

“Being new to this, I don’t know if I have all the answers up front to say how we’re going to gain some ground and maybe bring back some doctors and get the lab open more than two days a week here, but that’s going to be definitely at the top of the list to push for to me,” said Galbraith.

“There’s one doctor [in Enderby]. We need more doctors and the lab needs to be open more than two days a week. Somebody undergoing a cancer treatment, and there’s several, it’s kind of critical that the lab gets work done in a timely manner before their treatment and it doesn’t really work out so they’re having to go out of town, they’re relying on other people to transport them to and from and those kinds of things.”

Galbraith noted other issues he’s focused on are housing development and affordability across the board from accommodation to groceries.

Other goals for himself as mayor is being accountable, transparent and open to including other local municipalities in addressing the needs of the area.

Galbraith has been a resident of Enderby since the early 1980s and raised his kids in the community. Since 1992 he has worked in contractor sales for Central Hardware.

He told Vernon Matters he has become somewhat well known in the community over the past four decades.

“I’ve coached hockey, ringette, soccer. We’ve been involved in the community level with recreational hockey,” said Galbraith.

“We’ve put on a Christmas merchants party for 25 years here. We had a fairly large dance that we used to have. So the community, I think, knows me.”

This was Galbraith’s first time running for a political position, let alone winning an election.

Though he is inexperienced, he will have four incumbent councillors to help guide the city from the council chamber.

“It’s a definite positive, for sure. I pretty much know most of the [councillors], and they know me as well, and having experience in there is going to be an asset,” Galbraith told Vernon Matters.

“The two new people are also very good people and I’m sure that will bring another valuable avenue to the table. So I’m looking forward to it.”

The councillors elected alongside Galbraith are:

• Roxanne Davyduke (incumbent) (608 votes / 78.5 per cent)
• Shawn Shishido (incumbent) (526 votes / 67.9 per cent)
• Brian Schreiner (incumbent) (513 votes / 66.2 per cent)
• Tundra Baird (incumbent) (506 votes / 65.3 per cent)
• Sarah Yerhoff (newcomer) (493 votes / 63.6 per cent)
• David Ramey (newcomer) (400 votes / 51.6 per cent)

Previous councillors Brad Case and Raquel Knust did not run in the Oct. 15 election.