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BC Votes 2020

What you need to know on voting day; polls open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. today

What you need to know on voting day; polls open 8 a.m.-8 p.m. today

Voting places are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today. Today is general voting day for British Columbia’s provincial election. Here’s what you need to know to cast your ballot. Who can vote: Anyone 18 or older who is a Canadian citizen and has been a B.
Les Leyne: Most unique election is also most expensive

Les Leyne: Most unique election is also most expensive

The most unique election in B.C. history is also going to be the most expensive. The political parties outdid each other with remarkably expensive campaign promises linked to helping people through the economic damage caused by COVID-19.
Elections B.C. asks for patience with election results amid unprecedented mail-in ballots

Elections B.C. asks for patience with election results amid unprecedented mail-in ballots

Elections B.C. is warning that we might not know who won the election until weeks after polls close tonight, with Nov. 16 set as the goal for delivering final results.
Squamish will have free transit on election day

Squamish will have free transit on election day

In addition, a downtown-to-Totem Hall shuttle service will operate that day
Over 10,000 people participate in advance voting in Squamish’s riding

Over 10,000 people participate in advance voting in Squamish’s riding

This does not include the 7,704 people who have registered for mail-in voting
Q&A with Squamish MLA candidates

Q&A with Squamish MLA candidates

With mere days until Election day, The Squamish Chief set up an online survey of five questions on issues in the Sea to Sky that hadn’t had a thorough discussion to date. Here are the candidates' responses, lightly edited for spelling and grammar.
Sea to Sky candidate calls for solutions to long highway waits after crashes

Sea to Sky candidate calls for solutions to long highway waits after crashes

BC Liberal Jordan Sturdy says wait times could be shortened by more available Sea to Sky resources; Green Party candidate Jeremy Valeriote says Sturdy has had years to put his ideas into action; NDP candidate Keith Murdoch says focus should be on reducing single-vehicle travel

LETTER: Advocate for zero-tolerance discrimination practices, Squamish

We are just two of many Sea to Sky constituents who watched in dismay as our elected official, Jordan Sturdy, laughed along with his colleagues as Jane Thornthwaite (MLA, North Vancouver-Seymour) made a series of comments insinuating that NDP MLA Bow

LETTER: Things to consider when you vote, Squamish

Fossil fuel extraction is the most profitable industry in the history of our species.
Environmental issues hot topic at second Sea to Sky all-candidates

Environmental issues hot topic at second Sea to Sky all-candidates

With advance voting already underway and just over a week until election day, the Sea to Sky’s three provincial election candidates traded policy points and gentle barbs but kept things mostly genial during a Whistler virtual all-candidates meeting o
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