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Election News: Candidates On-Campus and Oct. 2 Polling Stations

The availability of summer employment, minimum wage and the cost of living and, tuition fees and loans were among the issues discussed at Monday’s all-candidates debate on the Bata Library podium at Trent University.

The debate, organized by the Trent Central Students Association, drew more than 100 students and Green Party candidate Tim Holland, Liberal candidate Jeff Leal, Independent candidate Bob Bowers, Family Coalition Party candidate Max Murray and NDP candidate Dave Nickle. Candidates had five minutes to introduce themselves and then one minute to respond to questions.

Election Day: October 2

Election Day is October 2, 2003, and votes can be cast at various locations between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.

The polling station for students living on the Symons Campus is in Blackburn Hall. For Catherine Parr Traill College students, the polling station is at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 317 Hunter Street West. Gzowski College students can vote at Queen Elizabeth Public School at 830 Barnardo Avenue. Please take with you two pieces of identification that show your name, address and signature. This could include a driver’s license, credit card, passport or piece of mail.

Advance Polls

If you wish to vote at an advance poll, Elections Ontario has offered the following options for Trent University students. Please take with you two pieces of identification that show your name, address and signature. This could include a driver’s license, credit card, passport or piece of mail.

  • September 20, 22 - 26 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. -- 550 Braidwood Avenue (former Peterborough Paper Converters building, corner of Braidwood Ave. and Monaghan Rd. -- across from CHEX Television)
  • September 24, 25, 26 from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. -- St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, 120 Murray Street (corner of Murray St. and Water St.)

For further information, contact Elections Ontario in Peterborough, 742-4300 and for student-specific information, visit the Elections Ontario Web site www.electionsontario.on.ca/en/students_en.shtml?nocache=true

A question and answer document for post-secondary students is posted at www.electionsontario.on.ca/usr_files/Student_QA_en.pdf

Posted September 24, 2003

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