Advance polls open and candidates take the airwaves: A look at week 4 of local Ontario election campaigns

Week four of the Ontario election campaign saw candidates climbing snowbanks and even helping to dig residents out as they went door-to-door after a winter storm last weekend.

Advance polls were held Thursday, Friday and Saturday. People can still vote ahead of Thursday at their local election office. Early voting will run until 6 p.m. on Feb. 26.

After the leader's debate on Monday night, two leaders visited Waterloo region this week.

Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner, who is also running to retain his seat in Guelph, made a stop in Kitchener on Thursday to announce his party's plans to support people who rent their homes, including expanding rent control to all buildings and reforming the Landlord and Tenant Board. He was also in Guelph on Friday.

NDP Leader Marit Stiles made her third visit of the campaign to the region on Friday with a stop in Elmira.

Candidates have their say

Candidates from four local ridings were on CBC K-W's The Morning Edition with Craig Norris this week.

You can read and listen to what they had to say here:

Coming up next week on the show starting at 7:40 a.m. each day:

• Monday: Waterloo candidates.
• Tuesday: Guelph candidates.
• Wednesday: Wellington-Halton Hills candidates.

Coming up this week

Thursday is voting day. Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday.

People should receive their voter information card in the mail this week if they haven't already. People who are registered to vote can also get their voter information card electronically through the Elections Ontario app. People should remember to also take ID with them that has their current address.

Greg Flood, manager of media and outreach for Elections Ontario, says the app can make it easier for people looking up information.

"Once you've downloaded that app and put in some related details, you will then be able to use that to determine ... your Election day polling location, your local voting office and if you have registered in advance, you actually get a digital voter information card," he said.

If people are not registered to vote, Flood said it's important for them to know they can register at a polling location.