Prince George, B.C. – Those wanting to provide input on the area, boundaries and names of BC’s electoral boundaries were to have  the chance to share that with the Electoral Boundaries Commission in Prince George today but  the sessions are up in the air.

There were to be two sessions in Prince George today  at the Signature Sandman Inn (2990 Recplace Dr), but one has been cancelled and the other  is not yet confirmed.

The first session scheduled for 11:00 has been cancelled because of travel delays,  the second session , set for 3:00 is not yet confirmed as the Commission is not yet  certain it  will arrive  in time.

According to the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, the commission may make proposals to the Legislative Assembly to increase the number of electoral districts from 85 to 87.

In addition to that the Act states that ridings in the “North Region” cannot be reduced from how many ridings currently exist (8).

Views, submissions and presentations may also be made through an online submission form on the commission website (www.BB-ebb.cab), by email to info@BB-ebb.cab or by mail to POP Box 9275 Stn Prov Govt, Victoria, BC, V8W 9J6. All submissions must be received by the commission by November 16.

The commission is scheduled to arrive in Quesnel (Best Western Plus Tower at 8:30 a.m.) and Williams Lake (Ramada Convention Centre at 2 p.m.) tomorrow however, those times may need to be re-confirmed because of the travel  delays being experienced today.

Editor’s note: 

This article has been updated to reflect the cancellation of the 11:00 am session