Candidate Profile — Making the change for future generations spurs candidacy for Libertarian Party
Four years ago Terry Tiessen made a major decision for his three children. He chose to let his name stand for candidacy of the BC Libertarian Party. “It was in 2017 that I decided if I wanted to persevere and leave a world for those children that have impenetrable individual, property and privacy rights, I would have to join...
Election Profile — A ‘much needed’ voice in Victoria rises in the Green Party ranks
An ‘MLA of change’ has stepped forward in the race for the Nelson-Creston riding. Citing decades of experience in an ability to lead during hard times, Green Party candidate Nicole Charlwood is promising, if elected, to bring the acumen honed through years as an active community member to the legislative assembly in Victoria....
Conservative Seres, BC Wexit Greig join Boundary-Similkameen race
There are now four people in the running for the vacant Boundary-Similkameen after the BC Conservatives and Wexit BC confirmed candidates for the upcoming BC Provincial Election October 24th. Darryl Seres, a South Okanagan resident, will be representing BC’s Conservatives while Arlyn Greig, for the BC Wexit Party, recently ...
Open letter to Dr. Bonnie Henry: speading COVID-19 in prisons
Dear Dr. Henry, Thank you profusely, Dr. Henry, for everything you and your ministry staff have done these past many months to safeguard British Columbians from the suffering of the global novel coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic. I am a sixty-six year old Extinction Rebellion climate activist residing in Victoria, and am writing...
Mother Nature cancels BC Premier's trip to Nelson, candidates find campaigning challenging during COVID-19
It has been a challenge to campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic for candidates, including respective party leaders. However, it wasn’t COVID-19 that upset the apple cart for Nelson-Creston candidate Brittny Anderson as the NDP attempted to bring provincial leader John Horgan to the West Kootenay for a campaign stop in the ...
Veintimilla, Russell seeking Boundary-Similkameen seat in BC Legislature
It appears to be a two-person race in the Boundary-Similkameen riding for the vacant seat in the upcoming BC Provincial Election. Both leading parties in the BC Legislature, NDP and Liberals, announced candidates after Premier John Horgan announced the snap election earlier this month. For the Liberal party, Oliver Councillor...
Tiessen, Charlwood add names to Nelson-Creston MLA race
And then there was four. The British Columbia Libertarian Party and Green Party announced their respective candidates for the upcoming Provincial Election in BC. British Columbia Libertarian Party has tabbed Terry Tiessen their candidate for the Nelson-Creston riding the October 24th election. Meanwhile, it was announced...
Wayne Stetski to run for BC NDP in Kootenay East
Wayne Stetski, former Member of Parliament and Mayor of Cranbrook, is running for the seat in Kootenay East riding. “John Horgan has been an excellent leader through this difficult pandemic, and British Columbia is recognized for having one of the best responses in the world,” said Stetski. “I’m looking forward to connecting...
BC Liberals select Tanya Finley as candidate in Nelson-Creston riding
The Nelson-Creston Liberal Party announced that a well-known Heritage City business owner will champion the cause in the upcoming provincial election. Tanya Finley, owner of Finley’s Bar and Grill and Sage Wine Bar, launched her campaign Saturday for the vacant Nelson-Creston seat in the BC Legislature after Michelle Mungall...
Nelson City Councillor Brittny Anderson acclaimed as BCNDP candidate
Nelson City Councillor Brittny Anderson is hoping to make the move from the Heritage City chambers to an MLA in the BC Legislature after being acclaimed as the Nelson-Creston BC NDP candidate in the upcoming October 24th provincial election. In a media release late Tuesday, Anderson said she is excited to join John Horgan's...
