Algoma U Hosts 2018 Municipal Election Debates on Campus

On Tuesday, October 9 and Thursday, October 11, Algoma University will be hosting the 2018 Sault Ste. Marie Municipal Election Debates in the Shingwauk Auditorium, in partnership with SooToday and Shaw TV Sault Ste. Marie.

SooToday will be broadcasting each evening’s debate live through their website. They will be soliciting questions from the public in upcoming online surveys. Shaw TV Sault Ste. Marie will be airing the debates on television, on Channel 10.

Ward councillor debates will be 60 minutes in length, while mayoral candidate debates will be 90 minutes in length.

A full schedule for the debates follows:

• Tuesday, October 9: 6:00pm – Ward 1
• Tuesday, October 9: 7:15pm – Ward 2
• Tuesday, October 9: 8:30pm – Ward 3
• Thursday, October 11: 6:00pm – Ward 4
• Thursday, October 11: 7:15pm – Ward 5
• Thursday, October 11: 8:30pm – Mayoral Candidates