With the official kickoff of the provincial election campaign less than a week away, there are already a number of opportunities for Tri-City voters to listen to local candidates.
In addition to a meeting hosted by the Tri-Cities Seniors Planning Network yesterday (Tuesday), five all-candidates meetings will be held starting next week.
The first will be held Wednesday April 12 at Douglas College's David Lam Campus in Coquitlam, where a number of groups concerned about water protection host a forum focusing on that topic. That meeting will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Lecture Theatre A1470.
The remaining such all-candidates debates (all to run from 7 to 9 p.m.) will be hosted by the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce as follows:
• Tuesday, April 18 for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain candidates: Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam;
• Wednesday, April 19 for Port Coquitlam candidates: PoCo Inn and Suites, 1545 Lougheed Highway, PoCo;
• Thursday, April 20 for Port Moody-Coquitlam candidates: Inlet Theatre at PoMo city hall, 100 Newport Dr.;
• and Thursday, April 27 for Coquitlam-Maillardville candidates: Best Western Coquitlam Inn Convention Centre, 319 North Rd., Coquitlam.
According to a chamber press release, "These debates are designed to give voters the chance to hear directly from the provincial candidates vying for residents’ votes."
Registration is not required. For more information, visit tricitieschamber.com.
