A little more than two years after the polls closed, the 2014 municipal election has finally ended.
A bitter dispute between defeated District of North Vancouver council candidate Hazen Colbert and frequent council watcher and critic Doug Curran has been resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.
Colbert filed a lawsuit over what he called Curran’s “reckless and abusive” comments.
Colbert finished last in a field of 14 council candidates, which his suit claimed was at least partially due to Curran calling his character and credentials into question.
Curran’s initial statement of defence dubbed Colbert’s lawsuit “unnecessary (and) scandalous.”
However, a more recent letter authored by Curran stated that he didn’t intend to “impugn or defame” Colbert.
Curran goes on to state that he regrets “any negative consequences” attributed to anything he said or wrote leading up the 2014 election.
