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BC Votes

B.C. Election 2024: Where to go, how to register ahead of advance voting

Oct 7, 2024 | 11:29 AM

KAMLOOPS — Advance voting in the 2024 B.C. general election begins this week.

The first round of advance voting begins Thursday (Oct. 10) and lasts until Sunday (Oct. 13). The second round runs from Oct. 15 to 16.

Residents in the Cariboo, Nicola, Shuswap and Thompson regions will cast ballots in the redrawn ridings of Kamloops Centre, Kamlooos-North Thompson, Fraser-Nicola, Cariboo-Chilcotin and Salmon Arm-Shuswap. A list of candidates can be viewed here.

A breakdown of advance voting locations per riding is listed below:

Kamloops Centre

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• Fairfield Inn & Suites – 1475 Hugh Allan Dr.
• Kamloops Free Methodist Church – 965 Windbreak St.
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help – 635 Tranquille Rd.
• St. Paul’s Cathedral – 360 Nicola St.

Kamloops-North Thompson

• Barriere Lions Hall – 4350 Borthwick Ave. – Barriere
• Chase Comm Hall – 547 Shuswap Ave. – Chase
• Dutch Lake Comm Centre – 209 Dutch Lake Rd. – Clearwater
• Hal Rogers Activity Centre – 2025 Summit Dr. – Kamloops
• Moccasin Square Gardens – 357 Chief Alex Thomas Way – Tk’emlups
• Orchards Walk Comm Centre – 3281 Valleyview Dr. – Kamloops

Fraser-Nicola

• Agassiz Agricultural Assn Hall – 6800 Pioneer Ave. – Kent
• Canyon Lanes Bowling Alley – 47585 Trans-Canada Hwy. – Boston Bar
• Leq’a:mel Comm Hall – 43101 Leq’a:mel Way – Lake Errock
• Lillooet & District Rec Centre – 930 Main St. – Lillooet
• Logan Lake Fire Hall – 120 Chartrand Pl. – Logan Lake
• Merritt Civic Centre – 1950 Mamette Ave. – Merritt
• Royal Canadian Legion Branch 228 – 344 Fort St. – Hope
• Village of Lytton – Parish Hall – 140 Seventh St. – Lytton

Cariboo Chilcotin

• 100 Mile Comm Hall – 265 Birch Ave. – 100 Mile House
• 108 Mile Ranch Comm Hall – 4924 Telqua Dr. – 108 Mile Ranch
• Cache Creek Comm Hall – 1270 Stage Rd. – Cache Creek
• Cariboo Memorial Rec Complex – 525 Proctor St. – Williams Lake
• The Historic Chilcotin Lodge – 1080 Stack Valley Rd. – Riske Creek

Salmon Arm-Shuswap

• Fifth Ave Seniors Activity Centre – 170 Fifth Ave. SE – Salmon Arm
• Armstrong Odd Fellows Hall – 3005 Wood Ave. – Armstrong
• Desert Cove Rec Centre – 1 St. N – Vernon
• Enderby & District Senior Citizens Soc – 1101 George St. – Enderby
• North Shuswap Comm Hall – 5456 Squilax-Anglemont Rd. – Celista
• Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Hall – 306 Cherry Ave. – Sicamous
• Sorrento Drop In Society – 1148 Passchendaele Rd. – Sorrento

A full map of voting places for final voting day, Oct. 19, can be viewed here.

Residents have until Oct. 13 to request a vote-by-mail package online.

Residents can register to vote by providing their name, date of birth, address, and one of:

• the number of their B.C. driver’s license or B.C. identification card
• the last six digits of their Social Insurance Number or Personal Health Number

Residents are able to vote if they’re a Canadian citizen, 18 years of age or older on Oct. 19, and a resident of B.C. since at least April 18, 2024.