Public hearings into proposed changes to federal electoral boundaries in Northwestern Ontario are taking place this week.
The first session is tonight (Monday) in Sioux Lookout starting at 6:30 at the Royal Canadian Legion.
The deadline to make a presentation has passed but members of the public are encouraged to attend to hear about the proposal.
The second and last regional session is Tuesday in Kenora.
The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Ontario is suggesting the riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River take in a portion of the Kenora riding that includes the cities of Dryden and Kenora and the township of Ignace.
This would create the new riding of Kenora-Thunder Bay/Rainy River.
The remaining portion of the current Kenora riding, including Sioux Lookout, would fall under a new riding called Kiiwetinoong-Mushkegowuk.
It would be carved out of other northern Ontario ridings and stretch from the Manitoba border to the Quebec border.
