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March 09, 2017 - 3:05 PM
KAMLOOPS - Six of the eight candidates running in the provincial election will be meeting tonight at Thompson Rivers University to discuss Kamloops and its role in global issues.
Candidates for the ridings of Kamloops-North Thompson and Kamloops-South Thompson from the NDP, Green and Communist parties will be in attendance this evening, March 9.
They’ll be discussing the themes related to the university’s International Days event and the United Nation’s sustainable goals with a focus on the leadership roll Canada can play.
Beat Klossner and Peter Kerek from the Communist Party, Barb Nederpel and Nancy Bepple from the B.C. NDP and Dan Hines and Donovan Cavers from the B.C. Green Party plan to attend.
B.C. Liberal Party candidates Transportation Minister Todd Stone and Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar have confirmed they won’t be attending due to scheduling conflicts, according to the event’s webpage.
The event gets underway at 7 p.m. and runs to 9 p.m. at the university’s Grand Hall in the Campus Activity Centre . The free event has room for about 600 attendees.
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