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By Shaun Penner

Election Day September 20

Six candidates running in Grande Prairie-Mackenzie for federal election

Sep 2, 2021 | 1:14 PM

Grande Prairie-Mackenzie voters will have six candidates to choose from in this month’s federal election.

Those names that will be on the ballot seeking to become the Member of Parliament for the riding include:

• Chris Warkentin, Conservative Party of Canada
• Shawn McLean, People’s Party of Canada
• Donovan Eckstrom, Rhinoceros Party
• Dan Campbell, Liberal Party of Canada
• Ambrose Ralph, Maverick Party
• Jennifer Villebrun, New Democratic Party

With that, residents have several ways in which they can cast their ballot on or before Election Day on September 20.

One of those options is by requesting a special mail-in ballot. Those wishing to choose this option have until 6 p.m. on September 14 to file their application to do so, which can be done by clicking here or by contacting any Elections Canada office.

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“Please apply for your ballot now, because we want to make sure that you’ve got time for the mail to get it to you, and then you mail it back in,” explained Leanne Nyirfa, a spokesperson for Elections Canada.

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Residents can also cast their ballot at any Elections Canada office from now until 6 p.m. on September 14. There are two such offices in the Grande Prairie-Mackenzie riding, including at the old Doug Marshall building in Grande Prairie at 11044 100 Street, as well at the Stone Insurance Building in Manning at 107 4^th Street SW.

Advanced polling will also be available to residents on September 10-13 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voting will then happen on Election Day on September 20 from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Locations of where to vote on those days will be on the voter information card, which have been mailed out to all registered voters.

Nyirfa says if you have not received a card by now or over the next few days, and believe you are a registered voter, there is no need to worry.

“If you don’t receive a card, or you are just not sure, we do have a voter information service available on the Elections Canada website,” said Nyirfa. “You can go into that service to find out if you are registered to vote.”

To cast a ballot at any of these locations, Nyirfa says voters who are Canadian citizens and at least 18 years of age will need to have a piece of ID, such as a driver’s license, which is government issued with your photo, name and address on it.

“If you do not have a government issued identity card with a photo, you can provide two other pieces of ID. Both of them need to have your name and one of them needs to have your address.”

More information on the federal election can be found at the Elections Canada website, or by call 1-800-463-6868.