--- title: "candidates forum: British Columbia election reporting | voche.me" canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/tag/candidates-forum" last_updated: "2026-10-17T18:42:57.655Z" meta: description: "Read published reporting and guides about candidates forum on voche.me." "og:description": "Read published reporting and guides about candidates forum on voche.me." "og:title": "candidates forum: British Columbia election reporting" "twitter:description": "Read published reporting and guides about candidates forum on voche.me." "twitter:title": "candidates forum: British Columbia election reporting" --- ** NEWS TOPIC # candidates forum 3 stories, newest first. Times are Pacific. ## Thursday, October 15 Election newsReported ### [Six of seven candidates attend Nanaimo provincial forum focused on economy and jobs](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/nanaimo-provincial-forum-october-13-2026) Candidates from two Nanaimo ridings met at the Nanaimo Golf Club on October 13, 2026 to discuss the economy and jobs. Six of seven invited candidates attended. Sharleen Weatherley of the BC Greens was the only one absent. 7:32 am PT2 min read Election newsReported ### [Surrey and White Rock candidates forum takes place tonight at 5:30 p.m.](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/surrey-white-rock-provincial-forum-october-15-2026) The Surrey and White Rock Board of Trade is hosting a provincial candidates forum for all 10 Surrey and White Rock ridings on October 15, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel. Five parties are invited. 7:20 am PT2 min read ## Wednesday, October 7 Election newsReported ### [All five Juan de Fuca-Malahat candidates to debate in Mill Bay on October 9](https://voche.me/bc/provincial-2026/news/mill-bay-juan-de-fuca-malahat-all-candidates-debate-oct-9) The Mill Bay Community League is hosting a free public debate for the five candidates in the Juan de Fuca-Malahat riding on Thursday, October 9, at 7 p.m. at Kerry Park Arena Lounge. 4:14 pm PT2 min read ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/provincial-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.