Micheal Moses to run for BC NDP in Cariboo-Chilcotin

Yesterday afternoon in Williams Lake -- Williams Lake City Councillor Micheal Moses was acclaimed as the BC NDP Candidate in Cariboo-Chilcotin for the October 19th, 2024 Provincial General Election.  Councillor Moses is currently serving his first term on Williams Lake City Council after being elected in the October 2022 City of Williams Lake Local General Election

More on that here.  

Meanwhile, incumbent Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerksen has already been acclaimed as BC United's candidate in Cariboo-Chilcotin.  Neither the BC Conservatives, BC Greens or other provincial political parties or Independent candidates - as of this post - have put forward a provincial candidate in Cariboo-Chilcotin... 

Although not legally required -- it has been past practice that those elected to local office (Mayors, Councillors, Regional District Area Directors' or School Trustees) will take an unpaid leave of absence from their local elected positions while participating in the provincial election, in order that it does not appear that local taxpayers are paying for them for local duties NOT performed while campaigning provincially ... 

Meanwhile in North Cariboo-Prince George (previously Cariboo-North):

Incumbent Cariboo-North MLA Coralee Oakes has already been nominated as the candidate in North Cariboo-Prince George on behalf of BC United, BC Conservatives have nominated Sheldon Clare however there are no formal candidates in place for either the BC NDP, BC Greens or other provincial political parties or Independent candidates... 

The writ is expected to drop for the 43rd General Election of British Columbia on or about September 19th, 2024 with General Voting Day scheduled for Saturday, October 19th, 2024