Three candidates vying for the title of MP Long Range Mountains

    Tuesday, 25 March 2025 07:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The riding covers the west coast of the island from Channel-Port aux Basques and Burgeo in the south, to St. Anthony and L'Anse aux Meadows in the north.

    Voters in the riding of Long Range Mountains have three candidates to choose from when they head to the polls on April 28th. Carol Anstey is the PC candidate, Don Bradshaw was acclaimed by the Liberals and Sarah Parsons is running as the NDP candidate. Social media pages for all three candidates include short introductory videos. Anstey says seniors are struggling and people are frustrated. Bradshaw had been a local TV reporter for over two decades and says he’s doing this to be part of doing more. Parsons says health care and the cost of living are the major concerns she’s hearing. The riding covers the west coast of the island from Channel-Port aux Basques and Burgeo in the south, to St. Anthony and L'Anse aux Meadows in the north.

     

     

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