It's federal election day in the Kitimat area, the end of a campaign that began March 23 and was quickly hit with the major issue of American president Donald Trump's tariff war declaration against Canada and the rest of the world.
A new federal government, one that will have to deal with Trump and a host of domestic issues, is expected to be named tonight when counting concludes after the polls close.
The main parties vying for the 343 seats in the House of Commons are Mark Carney’s Liberals, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, Jagmeet Singh’s New Democrats, Elizabeth May and Jonathan Pedneault’s Greens, Yves-François Blanchet’s Bloc Québécois, and Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada.
Polls are open in British Columbia from 7 a.m. today until 7 p.m. PST.
The polling station in Kitimat is at the Riverlodge Community Centre, located at 654 Columbia Avenue West. In Kitamaat Village, voters can go to the Haisla Nation Administration Building at 500 Gitksan Avenue.
For more information about your local polling station, visit the Elections Canada website and type in your postal code. Alternatively, Canadians can look at their voter registration card. Voters can only visit their specified polling location.
There are five people running in the Skeena–Bulkley Valley riding:
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Incumbent New Democrat:Taylor Bachrach
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Conservative: Ellis Ross
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Liberal: Inder Dhillon
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Christian Heritage Party: national leader Rod Taylor
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Green Party:Adeana Young
For Elections Canada’s FAQ page for questions like what kind of identification to bring, visit the Elections Canada website at www.elections.ca.
Check out our website, northernsentinel.com, for coverage of the results once polls close.
