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Lesosky is running as an independent candidate in the May 2 federal election in hopes of making the Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca a better place to live. He has run in past elections as an independent.

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He owned and operated several recycling business for more than 10 years on the West Shore and in Sooke.

Food sustainability on Vancouver Island is a concern for Lesosky.

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If elected Lesosky vows to give every resident in the riding a potato.

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He has his own personal war on pesticides and toxins and would like to bring the usage down.

B次元官网网址淧eople and animals are suffering the effects of them,B次元官网网址� Lesosky said.

He also vows to fight the spread of nuclear energy. While there are not any commercial nuclear power plants in B.C. or west of Ontario for that matter, Lesosky wants to keep it that way.

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Lesosky lives in his truck and operates a B次元官网网址渇ree storeB次元官网网址� on West Saanich Road.

reporter@goldstreamgazette.com