NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Jonina Campbell, B.C. Green Party candidate for New Westminster, has been named the party’s Education Critic by leader Andrew Weaver. Campbell will be responsible for bringing forward critical perspectives on the B.C. Liberal government’s education policies, as well as supporting the party’s platform development in education.

VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party and MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head, has appointed Saanich South candidate Mark Neufeld as the party’s Advocate for Youth and Intergenerational Equity. Similar to the party’s other critic roles, Neufeld will be responsible for bringing forward critical perspectives on the government’s policies and gathering input for the party’s platform development in this issue area.

VICTORIA B.C. – Andrew Weaver, leader of the B.C. Green Party and MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head has named Cowichan Valley candidate Sonia Furstenau as one of the party’s two deputy leaders. Furstenau succeeds Saanich North and the Islands candidate Adam Olsen in this role, who Weaver has named Provincial Campaign Chair. Weaver has also appointed Furstenau as Environment Critic and Olsen as Intergovernmental Relations Critic.

SECHELT B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Powell River-Sunshine Coast, Kim Darwin. Darwin is a businesswoman and president of the Sechelt and District Chamber of Commerce. She has also been active with the British Columbia and Canada Chambers of Commerce, and served as the B.C. Green Party Provincial Council secretary from 2014 to 2016.

VICTORIA B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Victoria-Beacon Hill, Kalen Harris. Harris is an entrepreneur and owner of Shatterbox Coffee Bar in downtown Victoria.

VICTORIA B.C. – The B.C. Green Party has opened candidate nominations for the 2017 provincial election in the following ridings:

KAMLOOPS B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for Kamloops-South Thompson, Donovan Cavers. Cavers is currently serving his second term as a City of Kamloops councillor.

VICTORIA B.C. – B.C. Green Party leader Andrew Weaver has named Dan Hines as the party’s forestry critic. Hines is the B.C. Green Party candidate in Kamloops-North Thompson. As forestry critic, he will be responsible for critical perspectives on the B.C. Liberal government’s management of the forestry sector within the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources. Hines will also facilitate public engagement on forestry for the party’s 2017 election platform.

NEW WESTMINSTER B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce the nomination of its candidate for New Westminster, Jonina Campbell. Campbell, who is a trustee on the New Westminster School Board, will step down from her role as chairperson at a board meeting this evening.

NELSON B.C. – The B.C. Green Party is pleased to announce that former Nelson city councillor Kim Charlesworth has been nominated as the party’s candidate in Nelson-Creston. Charlesworth competed against Ramona Faust, a Central Kootenay Regional District director, for the nomination. 253 party members were eligible to participate in the online vote, which ran from Oct. 4 to 9.