Several schools in the Cariboo-Chilcotin riding are participating in a student vote opportunity.
The Student Vote program is offered through CIVIX, a non-partisan registered Canadian charity dedicated to strengthening democracy through civic education.
CIVIX programming focuses on elections, government budgets, elected representatives and digital media literacy.
The list of schools in the riding participating that CIVIX provided to the Williams Lake Tribune are:
- Sacred Heart Catholic School
- Lake City Secondary - Columneetza Campus
- Desert Sands Community School
- Forest Grove Elementary
- Chilcotin Road Elementary
- David Stoddart Secondary School
- 150 Mile Elementary
- Horse Lake Elementary
- Maranatha Christian School
- Cache Creek Elementary School
- 100 Mile House Elementary
- Cataline Elementary School
- Mountview Elementary School
- Alexis Creek Elementary/Junior Secondary
- Marie Sharpe Elementary
- Tatla Lake Elementary/Junior Secondary
- Mile 108 Elementary School
- Cariboo Adventist Academy
- EBUS Academy
For the Prince George North Cariboo riding the schools participating are:
- Westside Academy
- Cedars Christian School
- Vanway Elementary School
- College Heights Secondary
- Immaculate Conception School
- Malaspina Elementary
Over 1,200 schools have registered to participate in the program to date, bringing democracy to life in the classrooms across all 93 electoral districts, noted the in a news release.
Leading up to general voting day, Oct. 19, as many as 175,000 elementary and secondary students are expected to cast Student Vote ballots throughout the province, noted CIVIX.
Staff at CIVIX will tabulate and release the results publicly following the end of voting on final voting day. This will include the seat count and popular vote for each party, results by electoral district and individual school tallies.
Student testimonials and data will answer pressing questions about the next generation of British Columbians, such as their outlook on the state of our society and if/how they differ from their parents.
Student Vote is an experiential civic literacy program that provides students under the voting age with the opportunity to practice the habits of active and informed citizenship, and cast ballots for the official candidates in a parallel election.
Participating schools received a variety of non-partisan educational materials to teach about government and the election process, and encourage research and discussion about the issues and candidates. Ballots, ballot boxes and voting screens were also provided for the coordination of Student Vote Day.
Editor's note: If your school is participating and you would like to send us a photograph or two, please do to monica.lamb-yorski@wtlribune.
