Chuck Hardy named candidate for Kelowna-Mission riding
We really need to shake up the province. Chuck Hardy
The BC Conservatives now have a candidate in the Kelowna Mission riding. The party announced recently that Chuck Hardy has become their flagbearer for the May 9 provincial election.
He’ll take on BC Liberal incumbent Steve Thomson, the NDP’s Harwinder Sandhu and Green candidate Rainer Wilkins.
“The recruitment of another fine candidate with strong commitment and talent and deep local roots is another sign that the B.C. Conservative Party will be competitive in numerous constituencies around the province,” said party president Corbin Mitchell, indicating more nomination announcements are coming soon.
Hardy is described as a lifelong resident of Kelowna who traces his family’s roots in the area back to his grandfather’s arrival on horseback in 1891. A former 22-year employee of the City of Kelowna, he is said to be known for a lifetime of volunteer work.
Hardy ran for Kelowna mayor in 2014, finishing fourth with 548 votes, 1.84 per cent of the total vote.
“Chuck is still outspoken about ways to strengthen the Kelowna and Rutland communities and the whole constituency and that makes him another excellent candidate for the B.C. Conservatives,” said Mitchell
“I come from a background in which relationship-building is key,” said Hardy in a news release, noting his many years volunteering for the International Order of Job’s Daughters and helping to fund and build social housing projects in Mexico. He also keeps busy as an instructor of hunting safety and safe handling of firearms.
“We really need to shake up the province,” said Hardy, “We have to start showing better respect for the workers of our province without whom it would not be as successful as it is today,” he said, promising to listen to the concerns of all constituents not only those who make large donations.
The Conservatives do not currently have a party leader.