Delta voters will have several opportunities to see what their federal election candidates have to say at three upcoming all-candidates meetings.
This Saturday, Sept. 26, the Delta Residents Association is inviting the public to a "Meet Your Candidates for the Federal Election" event at North Delta Evangelical Free Church, 11300-84th Ave. Co-hosted with the Burns Bog Conservation Society, the meeting is scheduled to run from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The first half-hour will be for a meet-and-greet opportunity as well as written questions submitted to organizers. Starting at 2 p.m., presentations from each candidate will begin followed by the candidates answering submitted questions. It will be the same format the group used last fall for its civic all-candidates meeting.
Comprised mostly of North Delta residents, the association says its mandate is to inform people about important issues, encourage participation in the municipal process and bring all three Delta communities together.
Also in North Delta the following Wednesday, Sept. 30, the Delta Chamber of Commerce is hosting an allcandidates meeting at North Delta Secondary, 11447-82nd Ave.
Sponsored by the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board, the meeting is to address business and community issues relevant to the federal government. The chamber notes the meeting will provide an opportunity for its members and voters in Delta to engage and hear candidates share their views on specific questions posed by the Delta Chamber of Commerce and the public.
Chamber members are invited to submit written questions to the chamber prior to the meeting, up to 3 p.m. on the day of the event. Written questions will also be accepted from the floor at the meeting, which runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Check deltachamber.ca for more details.
Also hosted by the chamber, the third all-candidates' meeting will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in Tsawwassen at South Delta Secondary, 750-53rd St. Taking place from 7 to 9 p.m., that event is sponsored by the Delta Optimist and will have the same format as the chamber's North Delta meeting.
The first all-candidates meeting of the campaign, organized by several environmental groups, took place earlier this month at the Ladner Community Centre.
The four candidates in the newly configured all-Delta riding are Conservative incumbent Kerry-Lynne Findlay, the Green's Anthony Devellano, Liberal Carla Qualtrough and Jeremy Leveque of the NDP.
The election will be held Oct. 19.
