RICHMOND B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Richmond South Centre,  Greg Powell. Powell worked for several years at the Pembina Institute, where he led an initiative to engage Alberta citizens on climate justice and renewable energy.

SURREY B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Surrey-Whalley, Rita Fromholt. Fromholt has a diverse background in strategic planning, project management and communications in the non-profit, education and private sectors.

CHILLIWACK B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Chilliwack-Kent, Josie Bleuer. Bleuer is a firefighter for the City of Chilliwack and has been a department head in the "Green" film industry for 10 years.

SURREY B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Surrey South, Pascal Tremblay. Tremblay is the co-founder and Creative Director of The Good Kind design strategy agency which helps social change organizations and campaigns amplify their impact and outreach efforts. He is also the founder of Hello Positive, an apparel company that helps positive social change organizations raise awareness and funding for their campaigns.

VICTORIA B.C. - Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party issued a statement today in response to a new poll published by Mainstreet/Postmedia. The poll shows Vancouver Island support for the Greens rising to 26 percent from 22 percent. Support for the B.C. Green Party also rose 4 percentage points in the province as a whole. The gains for the B.C. Greens appear to come from voters who supported both the B.C. Liberals and the B.C. NDP in the previous poll.

PRINCE RUPERT B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for North Coast, Hondo Arendt. Arendt is a college professor at Northwest Community College.

VANCOUVER B.C. - The B.C. Green Party today released its platform plank on the new economy, entitled “Strategy for the New Economy: Innovation and Sustainable Enterprise” in Vancouver. The full platform is based on three pillars: economic security; sustainability and intergenerational equity; and responsible government.

QUESNEL B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Cariboo North, Richard Jaques. Jaques had a lengthy career in First Nations Community Policing and was a volunteer firefighter in both Fort St. James and Takla Landing before finally retiring in 2008 to pursue teaching full time.

VANCOUVER B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Vancouver-Quilchena, Michael Barkusky. Barkusky has considerable experience as an economist, professional accountant and financial executive. He is currently serving as a Director, Treasurer and economics spokesperson for the Board of Change, a progressive business group based in Vancouver.

VANCOUVER B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Vancouver-Fraserview, Eric Kolotyluk. Kolotyluk is an Information Technology professional with a diverse blend of academic and industry experience. He has worked with the US Department of Defense on the Defense Messaging System, as well as at Motorola helping develop, test, and deploy the world's first wireless internet (GPRS) which is the basis for all our mobile computing devices now.