Scarborough Southwest voters can hear from council candidates at meeting on Monday, Sept. 28

Voters in Ward 20 Scarborough Southwest will have an opportunity to hear from the candidates for council in the ward during a meeting set for the night of Monday, Sept. 28.

The candidates’ meeting is being presented by Scarborough United Neighbourhoods, Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services, West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, and South Asian Women’s Rights Organization.

Set to take place at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre, at 313 Pharmacy Ave., the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and doors will open for those attending at 6 p.m.

Candidate participants in the meeting will face direct questions from the moderator, and audience members can submit written questions.

Capacity at the West Scarborough Neighbourhood Community Centre is limited to 150 attendees, so those wishing to view the meeting in person are asked to register at https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ward-20-scarborough-southwest-municipal-candidates-forum-tickets-2001968956039

The meeting will also be available to be viewed on Facebook and Zoom. To view the meeting on Zoom on Sept. 28, please go to https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84250976336

There are a total of eight candidates running for councillor in Scarborough Southwest. They are Malik Ahmad, Laikul Choudhury, Parthi Kandavel, Ariel-Rachel Karokis, Luigi Lisciandro, Sharmina Nasrin, Mohammad Ali Reza, and Kevin Rupasinghe. Kandavel is the incumbent councillor for the ward and is seeking re-election.

Scarborough United Neighbourhoods said only candidates who had provided contact information to the City of Toronto when they registered to run were contacted to attend this Monday’s meeting.

The four candidates attending will be Parthi Kandavel, Ariel-Rachel Karokis, Sharmina Nasrin and Kevin Rupasinghe.

Election Day for this year’s Toronto municipal election is Monday, Oct. 26. Advance polls will be open from Tuesday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 11.

For more voting information, please go to https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/elections/