B.C. election forum in Surrey on Thursday, advance voting starts Friday<\/p>\n
Published 5:30 am Thursday, October 15, 2026<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 15 is the night for a Provincial Candidates Forum hosted by Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade, Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce and White Rock Business Improvement Association, with MLA candidates from 10 Surrey ridings.<\/p>\n
At Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, the event is held ahead of the Oct. 24 B.C. election, not to be confused with the civic election of Oct. 17.<\/p>\n
The forum welcomes members of the business community, residents and other community stakeholders, but only candidates from CentreBC, Conservative, Green, NDP and OneBC parties are invited on Oct. 15, 5:30 p.m. start.<\/p>\n
Voters can register to attend on businessinsurrey.chambermaster.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n The discussion will explore \u201ckey issues including economic growth and competitiveness, housing, transportation and infrastructure, public safety, healthcare, workforce and skills development, and the cost of doing business,\u201d event organizers say.<\/p>\n \u201cThis non-partisan candidates forum will bring together candidates from B.C.\u2019s five parties seeking to represent our communities in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, across all 10 ridings (in Surrey\/White Rock),\u201d notes a post on swrbot.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Questions for candidates had to be emailed by Oct. 5 for consideration.<\/p>\n SWRBOT election forums are streamed on the board of trade\u2019s YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n