October 2020
55th Edition
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Three Candidates for Shuswap Riding By Jo Anne Malpass Three candidates have been nominated in the Shuswap riding for British Columbia's 42nd Provincial General Election on Saturday, October 24 from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Nominated for Shuswap are Greg Kyllo - BC Liberal Party, Sylvia Lindgren - BC NDP and Owen Madden - BC Green Party. Greg Kyllo was elected as the MLA for Shuswap in 2013 and re-elected in 2017. His candidate bio says Greg has served as the Parliamentary Secretary for the BC Jobs Plan, a member of Treasury Board, the Cabinet Committees Core Review and on Strong Economy, the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Premier's Priority and Planning Committee, Official Opposition Critic for Environment and Parks and the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.
Prior to being elected as MLA, Greg was the President and CEO of Twin Anchors Marine/TA Structures for 24 years. Greg sat on the Sicamous District Council in 2011 and was appointed deputy mayor. He was also the chair of the Finance Committee and served on the Sicamous Economic Development Board. Greg moved to Sicamous with his family as a child and he and his wife Georgina continue to make Sicamous their home. They have four daughters and six grandchildren. Sylvia Lindgren, current Salmon Arm city councillor, "has raised three children in the Shuswap and has spent her career in the education and health care field having worked as an educational support worker for almost two decades as well as running her own seniors care facility. Prior to being elected to council in October 2018 Sylvia had spent five years as a CU(Continued on page 3)
Shuswap Riding Candidates (L-R), Greg Kyllo - BC Liberal Party, Sylvia Lindgren - BC NDP and Owen Madden - BC Green Party Campaign photos
