The first advance voting day for the Castlegar city council election is taking place soon.
Voting will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at the Castlegar & District Community Complex (located at 2101 6th Ave.) from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
The second voting opportunity will take place the following Wednesday, Oct. 12, at the same location and times.
The opportunity to request a mail-in ballot has now passed.
General voting day is Saturday Oct. 15.
For more information visit castlegar.ca.
Two mayoral candidates — Maria McFaddin and Lawrence Chernoff — are on the ballot.
Seven candidates are vying for six council seats. The council candidates are Darcy Bell, Brian Bogle, Sandy Bojechko, Shirley Falstead, Sue Heaton-Sherstobitoff, Cherryl Macleod and Florio Vassilakakis.
RELATED: Castlegar candidates forum to be held Oct. 5
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