SOWK federal election forums this week

A very busy 4-day stretch starts Monday evening for our federal election candidates in the South Okanagan-West Kootenay riding.

The first in a series of all-candidates forums goes at 7 pm at Castlegar’s Sandman Hotel.

The contenders are Conservative Marshall Neufeld, Green Samantha Troy, Liberal Connie Denesiuk, NDP Richard Cannings, and Independent Brian Gray.

There are also forums in Trail, Grand Forks and Midway the following three evenings.

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