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Province reviews election ridings

Electoral boundaries commission to consider changes to borders
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The provincial legislature in Victoria.

Where should North Vancouver-Seymour end and North Vancouver-Lonsdale begin?

Is West Vancouver-Sea to Sky a good name, or do you pine for the days when it was good old West Vancouver-Garibaldi?

The British Columbia Electoral Boundaries Commission wants to hear from you.

The commission will hear from the public in 29 meetings throughout the province this fall, including eight sessions in the Lower Mainland between Oct. 20 to 24.

"Now is the time to have your say and shape your province," stated commission chair Tom Melnick in a press release.

The non-partisan commission generally focuses on the way population changes have impacted different communities and can recommend substantial changes to the legislative assembly.

"They can add two extra seats," said Don Main, communications manager for the commission.

Any changes to B.C.'s electoral boundaries would come into effect for the 2017 provincial general election.

The commission's report is due May 9, 2015.

The 18-month project, including the final report, is slated to cost about $4.5 million, according to Main.

Those who want to voice their views online can do so at bc-ebc.ca/speak.

The boundaries commission is generally appointed after every second general election.

Besides population fluctuations, the commission takes suggestions for changing the names of different districts and where to draw borderlines that don't slice single communities in two.

There will be another opportunity for public input after the report is submitted, according to Main.