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Polls Open Until 9:30 PM, Not 8:30 PM

A reminder that polls in the Rainy River district are open until 9:30 p.m Central tonight.

Some media outlets are reporting polls close at 8:30 p.m. in the Central zone.

A media release from Elections Canada is part of the confusion.

It states polls in communities in the Central time zone open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

That is the case for places to the north like Kenora, Dryden and Red Lake.

A spokesperson from Elections Canada tells 93.1 The Border because the Thunder Bay-Rainy River riding crosses two time zones, a decision was made to stay with the 9:30 to 9:30 voting period in both areas.

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  • Randy Thoms is a veteran news broadcaster with over 40 years' experience. He is based in Fort Frances and covers stories across northwestern Ontario. Contact Randy at thoms.randy@radioabl.ca.

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