The first All-Candidates forum is tomorrow, November 4th, at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. Sponsored by the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, it has a unique format. Unlike regular forums, all candidates who are participating will have a table and community members can go and talk to the person of their choice. Every 5-8 minutes a bell will ring so that people can move on to talk to someone else. Individuals can choose how many candidates with whom they wish to speak. This ‘speed campaigning’ as they are calling it, will run from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. at 7:30 pm there will be a mayoralty candidates’ debate.

On November 6th, at John Barsby Community Secondary School, there will be an All Candidates Meeting featuring all the candidates for School Trustee. The event is sponsored by the NDTA and it begins at 6:30 pm. Audience members will have a chance to ask questions of the candidates and will also be given written answers to questions the NDTA have asked them

On November 13th and 14th, the John Barsby PAC will be hosting a two night All Candidates Meeting for School trustee. Because of the number of candidates, they have split the group up into two. Each night will run from 6:30-9:00pm, November 13th will features candidates Bard, Brennan, Cameron, Curley, Grand, Higginson, Jean Louis, Kimler, Neary, Oxman, Rae, and Mark Robinson. November 14th the participants will be candidates Allen, Bob, Brzovic, Howland, Morley, Bill Robinson, Routley, Saunders, Solomon, Welch and Windley. The last 45 minutes of each evening the audience will have the chance to mix and mingle informally with the Candidates, who are allowed to participate in the mix and mingle session both nights.