SURREY, B.C. - When voters in Surrey City Centre head to the polls on October 24, the OneBC candidate on their ballot will not be a career politician. Oliver Wildfong has spent his working life keeping people and property safe, not building a political career, and his campaign is built on bringing that experience to the legislature.
Wildfong is a Surrey resident since 2005. He worked his way up from security guard to account executive, earning a BCIT diploma in security systems and studying business at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Since 2019, he has co-owned a local security firm that serves stratas, businesses, and property managers across the Lower Mainland. He is a certified Security Systems Technician and Field Safety Representative, and is trained in Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design – the practice of reducing crime by changing the physical environment around it.
His pitch is straightforward: cut government waste, deliver full transparency, and restore safety to local streets. Those are not abstract campaign promises for a man who has spent nearly two decades in the security trade. Wildfong’s background gives him a working knowledge of the break-ins, thefts, and street disorder that business owners and residents raise at door after door in the City Centre.
Family is central to his public story. Grounded in traditional faith and strong family values, Wildfong’s paternal roots trace back to Hamilton in the 1600s, while on his mother’s side he is proud of his Algonquin and Metis heritage. As a new father, he frames his run as a matter of principle: he takes action when work needs to be done.
OneBC is a new provincial party, formed in June 2025 by former BC Conservative MLAs and led by interim leader Dallas Brodie of Vancouver-Quilchena. The party is running 34 candidates across the province on a platform of lower taxes, balanced budgets, and safer communities.
Surrey City Centre was one of the closest races in the 2024 election. BC NDP incumbent Amna Shah won with 6,726 votes, just 232 ahead of Conservative Zeeshan Wahla at 6,494 – the narrowest margin of any Surrey riding. The 2026 ballot has four names: Shah for the NDP, Wahla for the Conservatives, Raman Sharma for CentreBC, and Wildfong for OneBC.
Advance voting in Surrey City Centre runs October 16 to 21, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., at A.H.P. Matthew Elementary School, Creekside Elementary School, Forsyth Road Elementary School, Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, and Surrey Traditional School. General voting day is Saturday, October 24.
Photo: OneBC (1bc.ca/candidates/owildfong)
Sources: 1bc.ca; Elections BC; StudioX News
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