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After much anticipation, a date for the long-awaited by-election to replace the Truro-area MLA has been set.

Having faced heavy criticism from candidates vying to replace former Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River NDP MLA Lenore Zann, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil on Thursday announced a date of March 10.

Voters will cast ballots for five candidates. These include Dave Ritcey for the Progressive Conservatives, the Liberals’ Allan Kennedy, New Democrat Kathleen Kevany, the Green Party of Nova Scotia’s Ivan Drouin and Independent candidate Matthew Rushton.

Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River has now been without an MLA for five months, since Zann resigned her position to run in the federal election last fall.

Registered voters in the upcoming by-election will receive a personalized voter information card outlining where, when and how to vote.

Eligible voters can be added to the voters list when they vote with the appropriate identification. This includes a Nova Scotia driver’s license, Certificate of Indian Status or a NS identity card.

Eligible voters can also vote before election day. This option is available at Elections Nova Scotia returning offices or any of the community poll locations.

On election day eligible voters must vote at their assigned voting location or at the returning office in their own electoral district.

A by-election has been set for the same date in Cape Breton Centre.

For updates, visit electionsnovascotia.ca, @electionsns on Twitter and the Elections Nova Scotia Facebook page.



