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Ernie Hurd has removed his name from the list of those seeking the mayor's chair in Peachland.
And, he's throwing his support behind incumbent Cindy Fortin.
Hurd, a former Peachland councillor, informed the municipality Friday he would be dropping out of the race. That was the last day declared candidates could have their name removed from the ballot.
In a Facebook post, Hurd wrote:
"I read Nick Walsh's letter in today's View and thought to myself, WTF am I doing this for? I am officially no longer a candidate. Yea, I don't have to listen to Dave Preston of (deleted) Menzies. I am free to drink and smoke weed. I am throwing my support to Cindy Fortin. Cindy is the only one strong enough to take on the Beach Avenue idiots."
Hurd started a Facebook group, An Unbiased Peachland Votes 2018, after claiming he was kicked off two other Facebook groups, Peachland Neighbors and Peachland Votes 2018, for comments he made on those pages.
The removal of Hurd from the ballot leaves five people in the race for mayor. Keith Thom, Eric Hall, Harry Gough and Bob Henderson are all running to unseat Fortin.
The major issue in the Peachland election surrounds council's decision to allow a five-storey development on Beach Avenue. The move led to outrage by a segment of the population who, at one time, went to court to block the move.
That court action has now been dropped.
