Greg Dionne, left, and Martin Ring, at a forum during the 2016 mayoral race. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

By paNOW Staff

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Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce to host live streamed forums for upcoming elections

Sep 17, 2020 | 8:05 AM

The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce has announced they will host virtual forums for both the upcoming municipal and provincial elections.

According to a media release, at the forums, the moderator will ask the candidates questions sent in from the public and they will also have access to the questions submitted from social media and can reply as they wish after the scheduled live stream.

The forums, which will take place on different dates, will be live streamed over the chambers Facebook page.

“It is vital that voters have as many opportunities as possible to learn about the candidates in the elections prior to making their choices,” said Elise Hildebrandt, CEO of the Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce. “These forums will help provide that information to constituents in the Prince Albert district.”

Information on the candidates can be found on the chamber’s website.

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Provincial election

The provincial candidates forum will be live streamed at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Municipal elections

The Prince Albert mayoral candidates will hold their forum on Tuesday Oct. 27 and the ward candidates will take part in their forum the following day on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

On Thursday Oct. 29 the reeve and council candidates for the RM of Prince Albert will hold their forum followed by the RM of Buckland on Friday, Oct. 30.

To submit a question the public can text their questions to 306-961-3333 or to submit in advance email to info@princealbertchamber.com.

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