An all-candidates with candidates running in Richmond for the upcoming provincial election is taking place tonight (Thursday evening).
The public is invited to attend the all-candidates meeting, which will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Minoru Centre for Active Living. The meeting will take place on the second floor of the main hall.
The Richmond News will also be live-streaming the meeting on YouTube.
The event will focus on the theme of "holding candidates accountable on social justice issues."
During the meeting, the candidates will discuss their viewpoints on a variety of topics including affordable housing and homelessness, food accessibility, transportation and transit, health and social services, income security, child care and more.
The News has not received confirmation of any other all-candidates meetings in the city.
The Richmond Teachers' Association will be doing a candidate survey.
This all-candidates event is being organized by several local groups: the Richmond Centre for Disability, Richmond Poverty Reduction Coalition, Jewish Seniors Alliance of Greater Vancouver and the Kehila Society Richmond branch.
It will be moderated by Richmond News acting editor Maria Rantanen.
Community members are encouraged to submit questions in advance online by clicking here.
Live-streaming of the meeting can be found by clicking here.
The provincial election is scheduled for Oct. 19.
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