BC NDP announce college board member as Penticton-Summerland candidate

The BC NDP announced Tina Lee is the party's candidate for the Penticton-Summerland riding in the upcoming provincial election. Tina Lee currently works in an outreach role for MP Richard Cannings, and is on the Okanagan College Board of Governors, according to the press release announcement from the party. Lee has worked with local organizations like Penticton Safety Village, Community Foundation of South Okanagan, Dragonfly Pond, and other youth associations. “We need a government that is dedicated to taking action on housing, climate change, healthcare and the cost of living. But what we hear from Rustad and the Conservatives is that they will repeal, cut and gut,” Lee said in the release. “When Rustad was in cabinet, his government hiked fees and cut healthcare. If he gets into power again, he’s said he’d rip up our nation-leading housing reforms and repeal the strongest climate action plan on our continent. We can’t let it happen. It’s a risk we can’t afford.” READ MORE: BC Premier David Eby beats out rivals in character trait poll https://infotel.ca/newsitem/bc-premier-david-eby-beats-out-rivals-in-character-trait-poll/it105463 Lee is going to be running against BC Conservative candidate Amelia Boultbee, BC United’s Tracy St. Claire, and the BC Green Party have yet to announce their candidate. “I’m very glad Tina has stepped up and put her name forward to serve the people of Penticton and Summerland. Tina will fight for strong public services and homes people can actually afford,” Premier David Eby said in the release. Voting starts on or before Oct. 19, 2024.  To contact a reporter for this story, email Jesse Tomas mailto:jtomas@infonews.ca  or call 250-488-3065 or email the editor mailto:news@infonews.ca . You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom mailto:tips@infonews.ca  and be entered to win a monthly prize draw. We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above. SUBSCRIBE to our awesome newsletter here https://infotel.ca/newsletter .