Provincial budget town hall planned in Smithers

A town hall about this year’s provincial budget is being hosted in Smithers.

It is being organized by Bulkley Valley-Stikine MLA Sharon Hartwell to discuss how the budget will affect residents and allow questions to be asked.

Also attending will be Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar and Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew.

It is happening at the Smithers Senior Citizen Centre on March 17 with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.

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Logan Flint
Logan Flint
Logan is the News Reporter and Afternoon News Anchor for The Moose in Smithers, covering stories from Burns Lake to Hazelton along Highway 16. Born and raised in Smithers, he's grown up around radio and has spent time as an on-air announcer for the station's afternoon and morning shows.

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