The Federal election is in full swing. Vancouver Kingsway residents will have an opportunity to hear from the candidates in the upcoming federal election at an All Candidates Meeting on September 14 at 7 pm.

There will be two options for attending the meeting; in person or online. The meeting will take place at Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH), 5288 Joyce Street in Vancouver. The event is only open to those who have been fully vaccinated, or who are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons. Masks will be required and the event will take place in the gym, with plenty of space between attendees.

Those who prefer to view the meeting online are invited to email info@cnh.bc.ca to request a Zoom link to the meeting. The link will be sent out shortly before the meeting.

Attendees will be invited to write out questions for the candidates during the meeting (in person or via Zoom). Those living in Vancouver Kingsway are also welcome to send in questions ahead of time to info@cnh.bc.ca. Deadline for emailed questions is Sept 14 at 5 pm.

The All Candidates Meeting is co-sponsored by CNH, the Collingwood Community Policing Centre and the Renfrew Park Community Centre.

At press time, the candidates in Vancouver Kingsway are:

• Carson Binda (Conservative)
• Virginia Bremner (Liberal)
• Kimball Cariou (Communist)
• Farrukh Chishtie (Green)
• Don Davies (NDP)
• Ram Joubin (Libertarian) Jeremy MacKenzie (People’s Party of Canada)

For more info, contact 604-435-0323 or email info@cnh.bc.ca.