Candidates are preparing to make their case to voters ahead of the upcoming provincial election, with residents across the East Kootenay set to choose who will represent their riding in the B.C. Legislature.
Where are the ridings?
Kootenay-Rockies
The Kootenay-Rockies riding includes communities along Highway 3 and Highway 43, including Cranbrook, Fernie, Sparwood, Hosmer, Elko and Elkford. The riding extends east to the Alberta border and south to the Canada-U.S. border.
Columbia River-Revelstoke
The Columbia River-Revelstoke riding stretches along the Columbia Valley and includes communities such as Kimberley, Invermere, Canal Flats, Radium Hot Springs, Golden and Revelstoke. It also extends west to communities including Trout Lake and Galena Bay, and east along Highway 1 to Field.
Here is a look at the candidates running in the Kootenay-Rockies and Columbia River-Revelstoke ridings.
Kootenay-Rockies Candidates
Norma Blissett
Party: BC NDP
Website: normablissett.bcndp.ca
Pete Davis
Party: Conservative Party
Website: conservativebc.ca/candidate/pete-davis/
Keenan Dennehy
Party: BC Green Party
Website: bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/keenan-dennehy/
Paul Heywood,
Party: CentreBC
Website: centrebc.ca/candidates/paul-heywood/
AJ Wolfe
Party: OneBC
Website: 1bc.ca/candidates/awolfe
Columbia River-Revelstoke Candidates
Andrea Dunlop
Party: BC NDP
Website: andreadunlop.bcndp.ca/
Scott McInnis
Party: Conservative Party
Website: conservativebc.ca/candidate/scott-mcinnis/
Rana Nelson,
Party: BC Green Party
Website: bcgreens.ca/candidates-2026/rana-nelson/
The final voting day for the Provincial General Election is October 24 with advance voting opportunities available throughout the region as of Oct. 16.
To find out which electoral district you live in and for more information about the upcoming election, visit the Elections BC website.
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