Two out of three ain't bad

Earlier, we reported the names of eight of the 11 Non-Partisan Association board hopefuls whose biographical information will be in included in the candidate package being mailed out to the civic party's members. But who are the other three? Well, according to our operatives, Vancouver Centre federal Liberal riding president Greg Elzinga is on the list, as is Vancouver-Burrard provincial Liberal riding president Jeff Melland - who worked as the association's parks board campaign coordinator during the November election. Meanwhile, in related news, sitting board members Colin Metcalfe and Marko Dekovic will not be running for seats at the association's annual general meeting. Mr. Metcalfe's duties as chief of staff for the federal government's minister's regional office in Vancouver will be keeping him too occupied. And Mr. Dekovic, the public affairs manager for the Brewers of Canada, is getting out of the booze business to work as a senior special assistant to International Trade Minister David Emerson in the same office.