Election 2024: Campaign Roundup - Day 20

Welcome to Day 20 of our British Columbia 2024 Campaign Roundup!

With the 2024 BC election now finally underway, we'll be bringing you daily updates on all the policy proclamations, platform promises, and political point-scoring from the campaign trail.

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Campaign Roundup - Day 20:

• Advance voting is now open. Voters can cast their ballots early from today until October 13th, and then again October 15th and 16th, with polling stations open from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. More information is available on the Elections BC website.
  
  
• Forestry is a key issue in the upcoming British Columbia election, particularly in northern communities like Vanderhoof, where mill closures threaten jobs. Residents and local leaders are stressing the need for better communication with the government to address the challenges facing the region's dwindling forestry sector.
  
  
• BC NDP Leader David Eby hosted a healthcare roundtable in Coquitlam, focusing on hiring more doctors and training 45,000 healthcare practitioners. Eby emphasized the NDP’s plans to build a medical school and move internationally trained physicians into hospitals.
  
  
• Jodie Wickens, BC NDP candidate for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain, said that her party will help build the Burke Mountain Recreation Centre - a $10 million facility with a pool, library, and recreation facilities.
  
  
• The BC Conservative Party announced a plan to overhaul BC Ferries. The plan includes a flat fee for frequent users of the ferries, the establishment of a Charter to guarantee service standards, and active pursuit of federal funding to help expand and renew the fleet.
  
  
• The BC Conservatives received some high-profile endorsements. Ben Stewart, the retiring MLA for Kelowna - West endorsed the party, as did Brad Bennett, the son of former Premier Bill Bennett, and John Reynolds, former MP, MLA, and Leader of the Opposition.
  
  
• Three young candidates running in the election spoke with CBC about what it’s like to be a young person running for office. The panel included Simon Chandler, BC Conservative Candidate for Burnaby East, Ned Taylor, BC Green Party Candidate for Saanich South, and Ravi Parmar, BC NDP Candidate for Langford - Highlands.

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