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Smithers presses pause on the possibility of a By-election until new year

The Town of Smithers is looking at the possibility of a byelection. 

Smithers Mayor Taylor Bachrach officially resigned on Sunday (Nov.3) after winning the MP seat for the Skeena- Bulkley Valley.

The Town has submitted a grant application for the Library-Art Gallery project, which could determine if there will be assent voting (referendum). 

According to a press release, hosting the different processes separately could an approximate $30,000 each. 

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The Town has decided to hold off on the by-election until the announcement of the grant has been received.

If the grant application is successful it will trigger assent voting for the Library-Art Gallery borrowing.

The grant announcement is expected to take place early next year. 

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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