Terry Teather will bear the green banner in Niagara West as voters prepare to head to the polls to elect a new federal government.

Teather, 67, has been announced as the Green party candidate for the riding in 2019. The Niagara born and raised Jordan Station resident returned home from a career as a school teacher and administrator in British Columbia in 2017. He brings with him that professional experience alongside work as a member of the Bruce Trail Association, Lincoln Public Library board, Jordan Historic Museum on the Twenty board and volunteer experience with the Jane Goodall institute, Institute of Canadian Citizenship, Habitat for Humanity, Fair Vote Canada and Special Olympics BC. For Teather, the opportunity to run is another way to engage himself civically while keeping important issues such as climate change on the national agenda.

“Climate change isn’t going away,” said Teather, explaining the issue should be of the utmost importance given the riding’s dependence of the climate for its agricultural industry.

He admitted unseating the Conservatives in a historically blue riding will be an uphill battle, but believes he can make a personal connection with voters.