Headline history: Reminiscing about the 2008 Nanaimo municipal election

Four mayoral choices will be on the ballot when voters in the City of Nanaimo head to the polling stations in the next two weeks, just like 18 years ago.
Leonard Krog (incumbent), Brunie Brunie, Anne Marie Dryden and Sarah Lovegrove are all vying to be mayor, similar to 2008, when four other people sought the mayorship.
Back then, Gary Korpan (incumbent) sought another term as mayor, with John Ruttan, Diane Brennan and Larry Iwaskow also on the ballot. When the votes were counted, Korpan receive