B.C. Green party sets high fundraising mark

VICTORIA — The B.C. Green party says October has been the best fundraising month in its history.

A statement from the party says more than $441,000 has been raised in the first 15 days of October.

That beats the previous record of just over $339,000, set in April 2017 before the last election.

It says $100,000 of the donations has come in since Tuesday, when Green Leader Sonia Furstenau took part in the televised leaders debate.

Furstenau says she is grateful to all supporters, old and new, who are rallying behind the party.

“The B.C. Greens will work tirelessly to deliver the support people need to make it through the rest of the pandemic, and to build a stronger, more sustainable province in the long-term,” she says in the statement.

The party has 74 candidates in each of B.C.’s 87 ridings for the Oct. 24 vote.