Election 2021: Mel Arnold grateful to once again represent North Okanagan-Shuswap

Poised to once again represent the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding, Conservative Party candidate Mel Arnold, accompanied wife Linda on election night, was grateful to voters, and every one who assisted with his campaign. (Zachary Roman-Salmon Arm Observer)
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Preliminary results from Elections Canada show incumbent Mel Arnold is poised to once again win the North Okanagan-Shuswap riding. (Contributed)

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Liberal leader Justin Trudeau makes a campaign stop in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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