by Andrew Hopkins
Five.
That’s the number of candidates in the upcoming provincial election vying to represent Timiskaming-Cochrane.
The following candidates are running:
- Tory Delaurier (Progressive Conservative Party)
- John Vanthof (New Democratic Party): Incumbent MPP, first elected in 2011
- Rick Ellsmere (Ontario Liberal Party)
- Kris Rivard (Green Party)
- Stephen MacLeod (New Blue Party)
Advance polling takes place later this week, on February 20, 21, and 22 at the Royal Canadian Legion in Kirkland Lake from 10am-8pm. The election date is set for 10 days from today, on February 27.