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Local NDP candidate’s personal relationship with Trudeau

A personal relationship didn’t translate into a political endorsement for the NDP candidate in Kootenay-Ccolumbia.

Wayne Stetski has known Liberal leader Justin Trudeau since his brother died in Kokanee Glacier Park in 1998.

Stetski was then a BC Parks manager and the two worked on a campaign to build a new cabin in Michel’s memory.

Stetski hoped to receive Trudeau’s backing despite being from a different party but it didn’t happen.

Don Johnston will run for the Liberals in the riding and Stetski says he’s not surprised.

Greg Nesteroff
Greg Nesteroff
Greg has been working in West Kootenay news media off and on since 1998. When he's not on the air, he's busy writing about local history. He'll soon publish a book about the man who founded the ghost town of Sandon.

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