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From left: incumbent Conservative Mel Arnold, Liberal Cindy Derkaz, the NDP's Harwinder Sandhu and Marc Reinarz with the Green Party. SUBMITTED

Plenty of chances to see North Okanagan-Shuswap federal election candidates in action

VERNON – It's a chance to get up close and personal with the federal election candidates in the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding and ask them burning questions.

The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce is holding an all-candidates debate on Tuesday, Oct. 8 giving the public a chance to have its voice heard by those looking to become the riding's next member of parliament.

Members of the Greater Vernon Chamber will have the chance to meet the candidates one-on-one before the doors are opened to the wider public and the debate begins. The event is being held at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre.

Doors will open to the public at 6:30 p.m. and the debate will start at 7 p.m. Chamber members are asked to register in advance for the one-to-one. For more information go here.

Several other all-candidates debates are happening around the riding:

  • Sept. 25 – South Shuswap Chamber of Commerce and Sorrento Centre all-candidates debate, 6:30 p.m. Shuswap Lake Estates Community Centre, 2405 Centennial Drive, Blind Bay.
  • Sept. 26 – The Sustainable Environment Network Society Environmental All-Candidates Forum. 7 p.m. Schubert Centre, Vernon. For more information go here.
  • Sept. 30 – Shuswap and District Retired Teachers Association all-candidates debate, 6:30 p.m. Fifth Ave Seniors' Centre, Salmon Arm.
  • Oct. 1 – Independent Living Vernon – Focus on Canadians with disabilities all-candidates debate. 6 p.m. People Place 3402 27 Ave, Vernon.
  • Oct. 2 – Enderby and District Chamber of Commerce all-candidates debate. 6 p.m. A.L. Fortune Secondary School, 500 Bass Avenue, Enderby.
  • Oct. 3 – Sicamous Chamber of Commerce all-candidates debate. 6 p.m. Sicamous Seniors Centre, 1091 Sicamous Avenue, Sicamous.
  • Oct. 9 – Lumby and District Chamber of Commerce all-candidates debate. 6 p.m. Whitevalley Community Centre, 2250 Shield Ave, Lumby.
  • Oct. 10 – Salmon Arm Chamber of Commerce all-candidates debate. 6 p.m. Prestige Harbour Front Hotel, Salmon Arm.
  • Oct. 17 – North Shuswap Chamber of Commerce all-candidates debate. 5:30 p.m. North Shuswap Community Hall, Celista.

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After a decade of globetrotting, U.K. native Ben Bulmer ended up settling in Canada in 2009. Calling Vancouver home he headed back to school and studied journalism at Langara College. From there he headed to Ottawa before winding up in a small anglophone village in Quebec, where he worked for three years at a feisty English language newspaper. Ben is always on the hunt for a good story, an interesting tale and to dig up what really matters to the community.

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