Two White Rock city council candidates say they encountered racism on the campaign trail during the city's recent byelection.

The Sept. 27 byelection, which saw Anthony Manning and Susan Bains elected from a field of 21 candidates, was held to replace seats at the council table formerly held by Ernie Klassen, who was elected South Surrey-White Rock MP April 28, and Michele Partridge, who stepped down for health reasons.

Jas Singh Dhaliwal, one of the candidates, is a lawyer who was born in Canada and grew up in South Surrey. Dhaliwal says he wanted to help his community and thought that by running, he might have a chance to get to know people and gain the experience to become a city councillor.

"I had no idea where to start (after going through the application process). I created a Face

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