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Chamber announces three all-candidate forums

The Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce will be providing three opportunities for residents to ask questions of candidates for municipal office.

The Revelstoke Chamber of Commerce will be providing three opportunities for residents to ask questions of candidates for municipal office.

The chamber is holding a one-on-one forum with council candidates in addition to the usual all-candidates forums for council candidates and school trustees.

The all-candidates council forum takes place at the community centre on Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. The forum will feature candidates for mayor, council and Area B director.

The one-on-one forum takes place at the community centre on Saturday, Oct. 25. This forum will give voters a chance to sit down with each candidate for a bit of one-on-one time.

The all-candidates school board forum takes place at the seniors centre on Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. The forum will feature all candidates for the Revelstoke board of education.

The chamber said they are focused on getting more people out to vote; in the 2011 municipal election, only 36 per cent of eligible voters cast a vote in Revelstoke.

The election takes place on Saturday, Nov. 15. Advance voting takes place on Nov. 5 and Nov. 12.

 



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