4 candidates running in Transcona byelection

Nominations for the Transcona byelection closed Monday with four candidates running to fill the vacant provincial seat on the eastern edge of Winnipeg.

The death of former NDP MLA Nello Altomare led the provincial government to call the byelection.

Shannon Corbett, a vice-principal, is running for the NDP. The Progressive Conservatives have nominated former city councillor Shawn Nason. Brad Boudreau is running for the Liberals. Susan Auch, the former speedskater, is running as an independent candidate.

Advance voting in the byelection opens on March 8.

Byelection day is March 18.