Kelowna City Councillor Loyal Wooldridge is seeking the BC New Democratic Party (NDP) nomination in the new Kelowna-Centre riding.

Wooldridge is a two-time city councillor, community advocate, volunteer, as well as a small business owner.

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This will be the first provincial election with the newly added Kelowna-Centre riding. The revised electoral boundary for the riding includes the majority of Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 urban areas including downtown/Capri Landmark to suburban areas like McKinley Landing and Glenmore.

The provincial election will be held on or before Oct.19.

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