The Conservatives have put forward a candidate for our riding in this year’s federal election.

Kyle Mirecki, a law student at the University of Manitoba, has been nominated as the Conservative candidate for Churchill Keewatinook-Aski.

Mirecki is up against NDP incumbent Niki Ashton, Liberal candidate Rebecca Chartrand, Green Party candidate August Hastmann, and Libertarian candidate Zachary Linnick.

The last day for parties to nominate a candidate was yesterday, and a complete list of confirmed candidates will be available tomorrow.

Election Day is October 19.