The Green party has yet to name any new candidates for the Green party nomination for the Peterborough-Kawartha riding in the federal election, after candidate Brock Grills resigned in July.

The election is on Oct. 21 and prospective Green contestants had until midnight on Friday night to apply.

Gianne Broughton, CEO of the Peterborough-Kawartha Federal Green Party Association, wrote in a text message to The Examiner on Friday that people's names will be released once the party has approved them as contestants.

Broughton said she expects to have a nomination meeting date to announce as well, once the contestants' names are released by the party.

Grills resigned in mid-July to look after some personal matters.

He was elected by association members on Feb. 25; he was selected over one other contestant, Jane Davidson, who has indicated she doesn't plan to seek the nomination again.

Incumbent Maryam Monsef is running for the Liberal party, Michael Skinner is returning as the candidate for the Conservatives, Candace Shaw is running for the NDP and Alex Murphy is the candidate for the new People's Party of Canada.

joelle.kovach

@peterboroughdaily.com