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With a handful of candidates vying for the mayor鈥檚 chair in 91大黄鸭, all five are invited to have their say at an upcoming public debate co-hosted by Okanagan College and UBC Okanagan.

Set to go down Sept. 28 at the Okanagan College campus lecture theatre on KLO Road, CBC Radio host Sarah Penton will play the role of moderator.

鈥淲e are thrilled to be welcoming the candidates, students and the community onto our campus, to hear from the individuals running to be the next mayor of 91大黄鸭,鈥� said Neil Fassina, president of Okanagan College.

He added that students will be helping prepare the questions on 鈥渢opics that matter the most to them and to 91大黄鸭鈥檚 future.鈥�

Tom Dyas, Glendon Smedley, Silverado Socrates, David Habib, and incumbent Colin Basran have all thrown their hats in the ring for the mayoral race. According to a release from Okanagan College, they will be asked questions on topics like affordability, truth and reconciliation, and climate change.

UBC Okanagan principal Lesley Cormack said 鈥渢his event is an opportunity to talk about priorities that matter to our community today, and more importantly to consider what鈥檚 most important for 91大黄鸭 as we look to the future.鈥�

Admission is free to the public, though space is limited so you are encouraged to secure tickets on the Eventbrite page 鈥�91大黄鸭 Votes.鈥� sDonations will be accepted for the Indian Residential School Survivors Society.

Doors open at 7 p.m.