Advanced voting is taking place at the Elections Ontario office in Station Mall ahead of the Feb. 27 provincial election.
Advanced voting is available at that Elections Ontario location (beside Eddie Bauer) from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Advanced voting has been available at that location since Jan. 30 and ends at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
The advanced voting ends at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at four other locations in town, including:
- Bethany Baptist Church, 1074 Second Line West
- Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre, 50 Pim St.
- The Indigenous Friendship Centre, 122 East St.
- The Salvation Army, 670 John St.
Advanced voting began at those locations on Thursday, Feb. 20 and continues from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22.
More information is available by calling the main Elections Ontario office at Station Mall by calling 1-(833) 805-0320 or by visiting the Elections Ontario website.
You don’t need a Voting Information Card (VIC) in the mail to cast your vote, but you must bring one piece of identification showing both your name and home address to register and receive a ballot.
To be eligible to vote, you must be:
- 18 years of age or older
- a Canadian citizen
- a resident of Ontario
A long list of acceptable pieces of identification for those with or without a Voting Information Card can be viewed here.
A list of provincial election candidates for Sault Ste. Marie is below.
PC Leader Doug Ford chose Chris Scott, the first candidate who announced that he was running, without holding a local vote. Scott was announced as the PC candidate on Jan. 28.
Members of the NDP’s local riding association held a vote on Jan. 30 to choose Lisa Vezeau-Allen to be their candidate.
Gurwinder Dusanjh is the candidate for the Liberals.
Jaycob Jacques is running for the Green Party
Arnold Heino is running for the New Blue party.
The Ontario Party candidate is Paul Frolich.
Voters will head to the polls next Thursday, Feb. 27.