It鈥檚 been one week since BC United Leader Kevin Falcon pulled his candidates out of October鈥檚 provincial election and suspended the party鈥檚 campaign, and the fate of Central Okanagan candidates appears to still be up in the air.
The BC United website features a letter from Falcon explaining his actions.
鈥淲hile this decision wasn鈥檛 easy, I know that I鈥檓 doing the best thing for B.C.,鈥� the letter reads in part.
Four individuals were named to represent the party in the Central Okanagan; Michael Humer (麻豆精选-Centre), Ashley Ramsay (麻豆精选-Mission), Pavneet Singh (麻豆精选-Lake Country-Coldstream), and Stephen Johnston (West 麻豆精选-Peachland).
During an Aug. 28 news conference, Falcon and BC Conservative Leader John Rustad said they would be contacting candidates from both parties to inform them if they will be the successful candidates for the fall election.
The BC Conservative website still lists its picks for the Central Okanagan; Kristina Loewen (麻豆精选-Centre), Gavin Dew (麻豆精选-Mission), Tara Armstrong (麻豆精选-Lake Country-Coldstream), Macklin McCall (West 麻豆精选-Peachland).
Black Press Media made efforts to contact all former BC United and current BC Conservative Central Okanagan candidates in the days following Falcon鈥檚 announcement for comment. Humer, Johnston and Dew replied.
On Sept. 3, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad welcomed BC United MLAs Ian Paton (Delta South), Peter Milobar (Kamloops-North Thompson, now Conservative candidate in Kamloops Centre), and Trevor Halford (Surrey-White Rock) to the party.
