Nelson City Councillor Keith Page and West Kootenay Regional Arts Council Executive Director Kallee Lins are vying to become the NDP nominee for the new Columbia–Kootenay–Southern Rockies riding in the 2025 federal election.
The new Columbia–Kootenay–Southern Rockies riding, according to Elections Canada, comprises the following communities, Regional Districts and electoral areas:
Page and Lins are set to debate in Trail on Saturday, January 11, to help decide who will represent the federal NDP in the new riding. The debate begins at 5 p.m. at the Trail Skills Centre, located at 1060 Eldorado Street.
Then, on February 27, NDP members in the riding will cast their votes in the nomination race. To vote in the nomination race, memberships must be purchased by January 13, 2025.
Memberships will be available for purchase at the debate. The next federal election will take place no later than October 20, 2025.
For a list of all the province’s federal ridings, click here.
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