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On Monday evening, four candidates running for mayor of Miramichi took part in a debate hosted by the NB Media Co-op.
Participants included Veronique Arsenault, Tiffany Gallivan, Peggy McLean, and Shawn Power. The remaining candidate, Nancy Waye, had a conflicting event that evening. The NB Media Co-op has reached out to her with an interview request.
Topics included housing and homelessness, policing, local infrastructure, immigration, and economic development. The event was livestreamed on the NB Media Co-op’s YouTube channel.
Province-wide elections are taking place on Monday, May 11 to elect representatives of local government councils, rural district advisory committees, and district education councils.
Debate hosted by Miramichi-based community organizer Niger Saravia and Local Journalism Initiative reporter David Gordon Koch. Technical production by NB Media Co-op manager Jigmet Angmo.
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