Local candidates will be mixing it up at an upcoming event in New Westminster.
The New Westminster Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Meet the Candidates Mixer event at el Santo restaurant on Thursday Oct. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m.
“It will be an informal gathering for local members of the New West community to ask their questions and get to know the candidates better before voting,” said an invite sent out to candidates.
Tickets to the mixer are $20 for chamber members and $30 for non-members. Tickets include one drink ticket upon entry.
“Take advantage of the fantastic happy hour food and drink menu while you get to know the election candidates of our Queensborough and New Westminster districts,” said a notice on the chamber’s website. “Candidate introductions will take place around 4:30 p.m., and personal questions are welcome but will not be moderated. We also encourage you stay for dinner at this outstanding establishment to keep the evening going!”
Queensborough meets
A local residents’ association is giving folks a chance to hear from Richmond-Queensborough candidates.
The Queensborough Residents’ Association is holding an all-candidates meeting for candidates in the Richmond-Queensborough riding. It is taking place on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Island Poplar Room at the Queensborough Community Centre.
The meeting will be moderated, with variety of predetermined election issue questions being posed to candidates by the moderator. Organizers will determine how long candidates will get to respond to questions and the number of questions for candidates once they know how many candidates are running in the riding.
One more candidate
An independent candidate will be among those vying to be the next MLA in Richmond- Queensborough.
The Elections BC website shows that Errol E. Povah is the latest person to put their name forward for the Richmond-Queensborough riding. Running as an independent, he joins BC NDP candidate Aman Singh and Conservative Party of BC candidate Steve Kooner as candidates in the riding.
Elections BC also lists the other candidates who have announced they are running in New West’s ridings are:
- Burnaby-New Westminster: BC NDP: Raj Chouhan; and Conservative Party of BC: Deepak Suri
- New Westminster-Coquitlam: BC Green Party: Maureen Curran (she has announced publicly, but her name is not shown on Elections BC’s website); BC NDP: Jennifer Whiteside; and Conservative Party of BC: Ndellie Massey
Are you planning an all-candidates event for candidates a New Westminster riding? Let the Record know by emailing [email protected]
