On Saturday British Columbian’s voted to elect their new municipal councils, regional district directors, school board trustees and park boards.

Come this Saturday British Columbians will elect a new provincial government, two elections in as many weeks. And although the reigning NDP had about two more years in their mandate, Premier David Eby decided to call it anyway, which may be his undoing.

Although many polls suggest the Conservatives may form the next government, the margins are so tight that both parties are neck-and-neck at this point with less than four days to go.

In Prince Rupert, in the riding of North Coast-Haida Gwaii, the NDP are still clinging to that seat. Tamara Davidson seems to be one of the only safe NDP seats in the province, but on election night, anything is possible.

In the riding of Skeena, the NDP are doomed to fail, with the Conservatives incumbent Claire Rattee riding high in the polls and is widely expected to win.

But in the riding of Bulkley Valley-Stikine, the NDP candidate, Frankie Abel from Hazelton, was late out of the gate, with only signs going up in the late week. The Christian Heritage Party is changing things up with retired dairy farmer, Ed Ewald, in lieu of longtime Bulkley Valley-Stikine candidate Rod Taylor, who took a run for school trustee. Conservative Incumbent Sharon Hartwell, on the other hand, has been campaigning throughout the region for weeks and is also expected to keep her seat in the legislature.

Today, we speak with both the Christian Heritage Party’s Ed Ewald and the NDP’s Frankie Abel about why this snap election is proving to be a challenge.