There is no lack of choice for voters in Elmwood-East Kildonan who will head to the polls Saturday.

Seven candidates are vying to become the city councillor for the ward, replacing Jason Schreyer, who died in April.

In advance of the byelection, the Free Press asked each contender to share the top three priorities they would tackle, if elected, and the steps they would take to do so.

Braydon Mazurkiewich

A candidate who has repeatedly vowed to be a “loud” voice fighting for his ward says combating crime would be his top priority as city councillor.

Braydon Mazurkiewich, a 37-year-old automotive finance broker, said action must be taken to address safety risks he linked to “crime campers” who live in homeless encampments, whom he linked to squatting in derelict housing, drug use and

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