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 

Final Report of the BC Electoral Boundary Commission released!

The final report of the BC Electoral Boundary Commission was tabled in the BC Legislature yesterday afternoon. It calls for 6 new ridings on top of the existing 87 ridings for a new 93 member BC Legislature

Locally -- it is proposed that a new riding to be called "Prince George-North Cariboo" would include the area of College Heights south of Highway 16 and Domano Boulevard in the City of Prince George as well as Quesnel/Williams Lake and surrounding rural areas while "Cariboo-Chilcotin" would retain its' current area as well as now being as far south as Clinton. 

The BC Legislature will have to approve the recommendations to establish all 93 proposed provincial electoral districts. If approved later this year, provincial legislation would then follow to formally establish the new 93 MLA electoral districts' in time for the October 2024 BC General Election... 

 The final report of the BC Electoral Boundary Commission can be viewed at https://bcebc.ca/final-report/