WEDNESDAY, 19 MARCH 2014 02:00 RON SEYMOUR Kelowna Daily Courier
Walter Gray believes he re-opened Kelowna for business. Now he's content to let someone else run the shop. Gray has decided not to seek re-election as mayor, saying he has accomplished much of what he wanted to do in his political life. Gray, 73, also says he wants to spend more time with his family and to travel with his wife, Doreen. "There's a time to come and a time to go," Gray said Tuesday. "For me, it's now time to move on and allow for a fresh perspective at City Hall. "I don't want to die of old age in office," Gray said. "I want to see more of the world, and to see it with Doreen while we are both in good health." Gray said he'd been grappling with the decision whether or not to run since Christmas. On Monday, he told senior city staff and the eight city councillors he would not be seeking a fifth term. "I love the job," Gray said. "But I'm confident the good work this council has been able to achieve in the past three years will continue on past November." Two councillors - Gail Given and Colin Basran - have said they'd consider a run for mayor if Gray didn't seek another term. Gray said he believed either of them would make a good mayor, but he has no plans to formally endorse anyone. Through his four terms as mayor, Gray has been a colourful, popular, and sometimes divisive figure in city politics. (more)
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Gray will not run in Nov.
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