Burnaby residents will get the chance to hear from municipal candidates at all-candidates debates being set up by community groups in the next few weeks.
Burnaby Community Connections has organized a meeting for those candidates running for mayor and city council on Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Stride Avenue Community School, at 7014 Stride Ave.
The organization has also set up an all-candidates meeting for those running for school board on Tuesday, Nov. 1, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion's office at 2702 Norland Ave.
The Burnaby Heights Neighbourhood Association has set up an all-candidates meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3 at Gilmore Community School, at 50 S. Gilmore Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and there will be a question and answer period from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Topics covered will include traffic, policing, parks and recreation, Brentwood redevelopment and density, according to the association.
Burnaby residents will be electing a mayor, eight councillors and seven school trustees in the election, which takes place on Saturday, Nov. 19.
