A good turnout for the meet and greet with the Livingstone-Macleod Candidates at the Culture Centre in High River Wednesday, April 10.

A couple of young faces were in the crowd of mostly seniors as they grilled the candidates over issues that mattered to them.

High River's Joey Scrimshaw is 24 and voting for the second time.

He says when he casts his vote this year, he wants to make sure it's an informed one.

"I've had a lot of conversations with friends that are on the opposite end of the political spectrum than me. But I realized that we keep talking and we're both not really informed enough to have a deep conversation about it. And I'm sick of that. I need to talk to the candidates. I need to figure out what's going on. I need to look at the issues that are important to me and what party best represents them."

Scrimshaw says things like the environment, health care and education are issues he's most concerned with heading into the election, Tuesday, April 16.

22 year old Ory Vaughan Parenteau says you don't see a lot of people his age getting involved with voting or the political process.

"It's kind of disheartening almost, because people our age have the option to change what we feel about this province. You know, these people just don't get out there and do that. It's not a hard process. You can just learn about these candidates, see what you agree with and what you don't agree with and then just make your decision from there. You know it's just as easy as putting your shoes on in the morning."

Vaughan Parenteau says he's spent some time leading up to the election trying to engage his friends in the political process with mixed results.

 

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