ELECTION 2015: Where to go to find candidates forums in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding

PENTICTON – The lengthy campaign in this year federal election has meant there’s been lots of time to schedule all candidates meetings in the riding of South Okanagan-West Kootenay.

With six all candidates meetings already attended by most candidates in the riding, there might be some solace taken in the fact that one third of the scheduled meetings have run. There are at least a dozen more opportunities between now and voting day, Oct. 19.

Coming up on the campaign trail are the following all candidates’ meetings:

– Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Seniors Drop in Centre  in Penticton from 1 – 3 p.m.
– Wednesday, Sept. 30 at the Frank Venables Theatre in Oliver from 7 – 9 p.m.
– Friday, Oct. 2 at the Memorial Hall in Silverton from 7 – 9 p.m.
– Monday, Oct. 5 at Selkirk College in Castlegar from 12 – 1 p.m.
– Monday, Oct.5 at the Sandman Hotel in Castlegar from 7 – 9 p.m.
– Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the J.L.Crowe Secondary School  in Trail from 10 – 11 a.m.
– Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Cominco gym for the Chamber of Commerce forum in Trail, starting at 6:30 p.m.
– Wednesday, Oct. 7 at Grand Forks Secondary School from 1 – 2:20 p.m.
– Wednesday, Oct. 7 location to be announced, Grand Forks, from 7 – 9 p.m.
– Thursday, Oct. 8, location to be announced, Midway from 7 -9 p.m.
– Tuesday, Oct 13, Penticton High School in Penticton, from 11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.
– Thursday, Oct. 15, at Big White Ski Resort, time and details to be announced.

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