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Thank You for Your Questions!

Thank you to everyone who submitted questions for the Municipal All-Candidates Forum. We have received more than 60 questions, covering 15 different categories.

With such a strong response, we are now closing the question submission portal. We appreciate the time and thought that went into your submissions. The committee will now go through all the questions to verify the content; fact check and make sure they are appropriate for this event.

The 15 Question Categories

1. Vision, Leadership & Priorities
2. Municipal Finances, Taxes & Fiscal Responsibility
3. Infrastructure, Asset Management & Municipal Services
4. Economic Development, Commercial Space & Local Business
5. Downtown, Local Shopping & Community Appearance
6. Tourism, Small Business & Entrepreneurship
7. Business Permits, Zoning & Red Tape
8. Environment, Air Quality, Water & Health
9. Housing, Rental Affordability & Community Development
10. Indigenous Relations, Reconciliation & Place Names
11. Community Safety, Homelessness & Social Issues
12. Community Engagement, Representation & Accountability
13. Ethics, Conflicts of Interest & Public Trust
14. Political Ideology & Independence
15. Mayoral / Long-Term Vision Question

How the Forum Will Work

To ensure that the discussion covers a broad range of issues and that candidates are responding to the questions directly, candidates will not see the questions in advance.

During the forum, each candidate will choose a category they would like to speak to, they can’t pick the same category twice. Then they will pick a question number from that category. The corresponding question will then be presented to the candidates.

Each candidate will be given:

• 1 minute for their introduction
• 1 minute and 30 seconds to respond to each question – 3 questions each
• 1 minute for their final comments

At the very end of the event, each candidate will receive a copy of all the questions submitted. This will give candidates the opportunity to choose to answer additional questions through their own social media platforms, should they wish to do so.

Thank you again to everyone who took the time to participate. Your questions will help shape an important conversation about the future of Kitimat.

Thursday, October 1, 2026
Mount Elizabeth Theatre
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Forum begins at 7:00 PM

The forum will also be broadcast live on the Chamber Facebook page.

Learn more about the Candidates

PO Box 214

2109 Forest Ave

Kitimat BC  V8C 2G7

Phone: 250-632-6294

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