Advanced and general voting in the B.C. election is quickly approaching for Rossland residents.
Residents can participate in advanced voting at the Royal Canadian Legion 11 in Trail from Thursday, Oct. 15, to Wednesday, Oct. 21 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. daily. The legion is located at 248 Columbia Avenue.
Rossland residents can participate in general voting on Oct. 24 at the Prestige Hotel between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. The hotel is located at 1919 Columbia Ave.
To be eligible to vote, residents need to bring valid ID showing their name and home address, their Where to Vote card that they got in the mail and a pen or pencil to mark their ballot. Voters are encouraged to wear a mask to the polling station if they can to mitigate the risk of COVID-19.
Residents are reminded that physical distancing measures, capacity limits, protective barriers and hand sanitizing stations will be implemented at all in-person voting places.
Six candidates are running in the Kootenay West riding and you can look at each of their personal profiles here.
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