Sparwood councillor to run in provincial election

District of Sparwood councillor Sam Atwal announced, through a release Thursday night, that he’s accepted the BC NDP nomination for the new riding of Kootenay-Rockies for this Fall’s election…

In short, Atwal decided to run provincially for his kids…

Atwal was asked what’s he’s heard in the way of concerns and issues from the community.

As expected, healthcare is leading the way; seniors, a close second…

Atwal confirmed this morning he’ll be taking a sabbatical from his position as district councillor during the campaign.

To date, just two other candidates have said they’ll run for election in the riding – BC Conservative candidate Pete Davis and current MLA Tom Shypitka for the BC United party.