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By James Peters

Election 2020

City councillor Hunter to carry NDP banner in Kamloops-North Thompson

Sep 28, 2020 | 10:24 AM

KAMLOOPS — As CFJC Today reported Sunday, Kamloops councillor Sadie Hunter will represent the NDP in the Kamloops-North Thompson riding in the Oct. 24 provincial election.

The NDP announced Hunter’s nomination at a McDonald Park news conference Monday morning (Sept. 28).

Hunter is a first-term councillor, having finished seventh in the running for eight council spots after the 2018 municipal vote. This is her first foray into provincial politics.

Hunter says she will take a leave of absence from Kamloops council while she runs for provincial office. She was elected as a director-at-large for the Union of B.C. Municipalities earlier in September, and says she will take a leave from that role as well during the provincial writ period.

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Hunter will face B.C. Liberal incumbent and former Kamloops mayor Peter Milobar. No other candidates have announced their intentions to run in Kamloops-North Thompson.

In the 2017 provincial election, Milobar won the riding by a margin of about 18 per cent over NDP challenger Barb Nederpel.

Image Credit: CFJC Today / Adam Donnelly