Former Global BC Award-winning journalist and presenter Randene Neill will be carrying the BC NDP banner in Powell River-Sunshine Coast.
Neill, a journalist and host with 20 years' experience, has won the British Columbia New Democratic Party's nomination for the riding.
According to the party, she had been volunteering with the Pender Harbour Living Heritage Society and had previously worked for Turning Point Recovery and the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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Neal said in a statement that she will fight for more affordable housing.
“Housing costs are expensive across Canada, around the world and here in Powell River and the Sunshine Coast. That's why people who live here need a government that thinks about them,” Neal said.
“David Eby’s BC NDP team is taking real action to build more affordable housing, fight rising global inflation and interest rates, and deliver better health care, faster.”
Former Global BC anchor and journalist Randene Neill has won the British Columbia NDP nomination for the riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast.
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British Columbia Premier David Eby said he welcomed Neill with open arms.
“Landner has done an outstanding job for the province and understands the challenges people are facing right now,” Eby said.
“She will be a powerful advocate for everyone in Powell River-Sunshine Coast.”
Neill will join Eby and 91 other BC NDP candidates in this fall's provincial election.
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