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NDP leader Singh to catch hockey game, meet locals in Penticton

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will be in Penticton over the next few days
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. (File photo: Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will be in Penticton over the next few days taking in a hockey game, visiting with locals and riding the KVR trail.

Singh is swinging through the area to support NDP, and South Okanagan — West Kootenay MP, Richard Cannings as he kicks off his campaign for the federal election.

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Singh will be attending the Penticton Vees exhibition game against the West Kelowna Warriors tonight (Aug. 28) at the South Okanagan Events Centre.

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On Thursday, Singh is joining Cannings for a bike ride to the KVR Tunnels. The duo then plan to roll into Penticton at 8:30 a.m. where they will be meeting with the public at Wayne and Freda, the coffee shop located at 105-249 Westminster Ave. W), until 9 a.m.

That evening Cannings is hosting Shindig in the Garden with Singh at Linden Gardens in Kaleden from 7 to 9 p.m. Tickets for this event are $20 and can be purchased at Dragon’s Den (12 Front St.) or online at richardcannings2019.ndp.ca.

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