Green Party names challenger for BC United-held Fraser-Nicola riding
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MERRITT, B.C. — A familiar face will be running again for the B.C. Green Party in the newly-redrawn Fraser-Nicola riding — which will encompass the communities of Merritt, Logan Lake, Lytton, Boston Bar and Hope.
For a second provincial election, Jonah Timms will run for the party. BC United incumbent Jackie Tegart has announced she will seek re-election, while the BC Conservatives and BC NDP have not announced candidates in the riding.
“I am so excited to welcome Jonah Timms to the B.C. Green team as our candidate for Fraser-Nicola”, said Party Leader Sonia Furstenau in a news release. “Jonah has a wealth of experience in conservation advocacy and emergency response policy that will be invaluable to the party. He has focused much of his career on ensuring all voices are heard in policy decisions, such as organizing efforts between First Nations, British Columbia, and Canada during the Big Bar Landslide emergency. He helped form a committee where all three sit together as equals, and has continued that legacy in his work with the Ministry of Forests. This kind of collaborative thinking is crucial for the future of B.C., and I can’t think of anyone better to serve the people of this riding as MLA.”
Timms finished third in the 2020 election behind three-term incumbent Tegart and NDP challenger and now party president Aaron Sumexheltza. Timms received 13 per cent of the vote.
