There will be second name on the ballot in the upcoming by-election here in Thompson.

 

Charlotte Laroque will be running as the Progressive Conservative candidate.

 

A press release from the PC Party Laroque has experience working with various industries, communities, and governments. It adds she has experience working collaboratively with First Nations communities. The PC candidate was a former president of the Thompson Chamber of Commerce, and currently works as the University College of the North's Thompson campus manager.

 

Laroque states her top priorities if she's elected is to bring stronger health care in the north, better infrastructure, and looking into furthering potential resource extraction as a way to create jobs and build the area's economy.

 

Laroque previously ran as the Conservative Party of Canada candidate in last year’s federal election.

 

She will be facing former Shamattawa First Nation Chief Eric Redhead in the bid to fill the position vacated by former NDP MLA Danielle Adams’ death late last year.

 

Elections Manitoba is to announce the date of the Thompson by-election today.