The local Optimist Club is planning a debate for Perth-Wellington federal election candidates here on Oct. 6.
The event is set to be held at the Alma Community Centre, beginning at 7pm.
The Alma Optimist Club, which regularly hosts candidates meetings for federal, provincial and municipal elections, advised Mapleton Mayor Neil Driscoll of its plans to host a meeting after an article appeared in the Sept. 4 Community News indicating Mapleton council was considering having the township host one.
“It’s great to see a group like that step up and continue that service,” said Driscoll. “That just shows two things: that there are people interested, and people are reading the paper.”
In Perth-Wellington, incumbent Conservative MP Gary Schellenberger has retired from politics, leaving the field to Conservative candidate John Nater, Liberal Stephen McCotter, Ethan Rabidoux of the NDP, Irma DeVries of the Christian Heritage Party, and independent candidate Roger Fuhr.
