BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261009T010000Z DTEND:20261009T030000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:All Candidates Forum- Hear Directly From the Mayoral Candidates DESCRIPTION:The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce invites community members to attend an All-Candidates Forum on Thursday\, October 8\, 2026\, at the Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre.\n\n\n\nThis non-partisan event provides voters with an opportunity to hear directly from candidates about the issues affecting local businesses and the broader community. \n\nModerated by Sonja Harkness\, Executive Director of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce\, the forum will include candidate opening statements\, five moderated questions\, closing statements and voter information. Speaking times will be carefully managed\, and the order of responses will rotate to ensure each candidate has an equal opportunity to participate.\n\n\n\nAll declared candidates are invited under the same terms and are expected to keep their remarks respectful\, relevant and focused on the questions being asked. \n\n\n\nThe forum is organized and moderated by the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce\, with sponsorship support from the Association of Interior REALTORS and Okanagan College. Sponsorship does not constitute an endorsement of any candidate or political position. The Chamber retains full responsibility for the format\, questions and moderation. Opinions expressed by candidates are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Chamber or the event sponsor. \n\n\n\nJoin us for an informative evening and an opportunity to become better acquainted with the candidates before casting your vote. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce invites community members to attend an All-Candidates Forum on Thursday\, October 8\, 2026\, at the Vernon &\; District Performing Arts Centre.
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\nThis non-partisan event provides voters with an opportunity to hear directly from candidates about the issues affecting local businesses and the broader community. \;
\nModerated by Sonja Harkness\, Executive Director of the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce\, the forum will include candidate opening statements\, five moderated questions\, closing statements and voter information. Speaking times will be carefully managed\, and the order of responses will rotate to ensure each candidate has an equal opportunity to participate.
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\nAll declared candidates are invited under the same terms and are expected to keep their remarks respectful\, relevant and focused on the questions being asked. \;
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\nThe forum is organized and moderated by the Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce\, with sponsorship support from the Association of Interior REALTORS®\; and Okanagan College. Sponsorship does not constitute an endorsement of any candidate or political position. The Chamber retains full responsibility for the format\, questions and moderation. Opinions expressed by candidates are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Chamber or the event sponsor. \;
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\nJoin us for an informative evening and an opportunity to become better acquainted with the candidates before casting your vote. LOCATION:Vernon & District Performing Arts Centre 3800 33 Street\, Vernon\, BC UID:e.2809.6220 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20261104T180927Z URL:https://business.vernonchamber.ca/events/details/all-candidates-forum-hear-directly-from-the-mayoral-candidates-6220 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR