2008 Federal Election in Rural BC

From now until October 16th I will be looking at the ridings of rural BC and the issues that matter to rural communities in BC.

The 10 Ridings are:

• British Columbia Southern Interior
• Cariboo - Prince George
• Chilliwack - Fraser Canyon
• Kamloops - Cariboo - Thompson
• Kootenay - Columbia
• Okanagan - Coquihalla
• Okanagan - Shuswap
• Prince George - Peace River
• Skeena - Bulkley Valley
• Vancouver Island North

There are rural areas that are part of urban ridings, but they do not represent rural BC. Even some of the 10 above are less rural than I would like, but they are all still very much connected to the rural economy and lifestyle.

The only interior riding not on this list is Kelowna - Lake Country. This is a small urban riding and has no connection to rural issues.