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Federal election season kicks off next week in the Central Okanagan

Federal election season kicks off next week in the Central Okanagan | iNFOnews.ca
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

KELOWNA – An all-candidates forum set for both federal Central Okanagan ridings next week is the unofficial launch of the Oct. 21 federal election campaign.

Sponsored by the National Association of Federal Retirees and the Canadian Association of Retired Teachers, it’s slated for 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Mary Irwin Theatre in the Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna on Saturday, Sept. 7.

Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. to allow time for one-on-one meetings with the candidates.

Kelowna-Lake Country Liberal incumbent Stephen Fuhr is being challenged by Conservative Tracy Gray, the NDP’s Justin Kulik, Green Party candidate Travis Ashley and Salomon Rayek for the People’s Party of Canada.

In Central Okanagan – Similkameen – Nicola, Conservative incumbent Dan Albas is being challenged by Liberal Mary Ann Murphy, the NDP’s Joan Phillip, Green Robert Mellalieu and Allan Duncan for the People’s Party.

There was no word at press time on which candidates had confirmed their attendance.

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Rob Munro has a long history in journalism after starting an underground newspaper in Whitehorse called the Yukon Howl in 1980. He spent five years at the 100 Mile Free Press, starting in the darkroom, moving on to sports and news reporting before becoming the advertising manager. He came to Kelowna in 1989 as a reporter for the Kelowna Daily Courier, and spent the 1990s mostly covering city hall. For most of the past 20 years he worked full time for the union representing newspaper workers throughout B.C. He’s returned to his true love of being a reporter with a special focus on civic politics

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