Port Coquitlam candidates running for office on Oct. 15 will be trying to earn your vote at a meeting tonight (Oct. 3).
The Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meeting at Riverside Community Church (2329 Fremont Conn., Port Coquitlam).
There will be 18 candidates vying for votes during the meeting that takes place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
The meeting will also be livestreamed via Zoom.
You can also ask questions via Slido although they will be limited by time.
In a recent Tri-City News poll, these are the top-ranked issues:
- Roads and traffic
- Affordable living
- Community safety
- Housing concerns
- Pedestrian and cycling safety
Mayor Brad West was acclaimed as were school trustees Michael Thomas and Christine Pollock.
Here are the candidates running in Port Coquitlam:
- Dawn Becker
- Cindy Carkner
- Ivanka Culjak
- Steve Darling (incumbent)
- Sarah Harbord
- Derek Jeffrey
- Mithila Karnik
- Nancy McCurrach (incumbent)
- Erik Minty
- Kevin Misera
- Darin Nielsen
- Darrell Penner (incumbent)
- Paige Petriw
- Glenn Pollock (incumbent)
- Justin Alexander Smith
- Dean Washington (incumbent)
- Jami Watson
- Jenny Zhou
