Local voters could be forgiven for wanting to give a pass on the upcoming Coquitlam-Burke Mountain provincial byelection set for Feb. 2.
After all, we've just come off a hard-fought federal election campaign last fall and gearing up to be vote-ready takes work.
But residents in the riding shouldn't give up. It won't take but a few moments to get to know Libertarian Paul Geddes, BC Liberals' Joan Isaacs, Joe Keithley of the Green Party and Jodie Wickens, who is representing the BC NDP. Good places to start include The Tri-City News, tricitynews.com and candidate websites.
Although there is no incumbent, the incumbent ruling part has plenty to answer for in the riding, and voters will want to know why it took so long to get a school on Burke Mountain, why transit is so poor and if selling off huge chunks of forest for housing were good decisions.
You may want to ask those questions and others of local candidates, who are working hard for your vote. Then it's up to you to decide if they deserve it.
