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Manitoba

Saint Boniface-Saint Vital

Dan Vandal (Liberal), Erin Selby (NDP), Franois Catellier (Conservative), Glenn Zaretski (Green)

Dan Vandal, Liberal

Vandal, 55, servedas a city councillor in Winnipeg for 17 years over two separate terms.
Dan Vandal, Liberal Party candidate (Courtesy Dan Vandal)

Born inMorris,he and his wife have four children and one granddaughter.

He drivesto work in his 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee and his favourite Manitoba band is the GuessWho. But the most-played song on his computer is Waiting on a Friendby theRolling Stones.

He is a huge fan of the Winnipeg Jets and has loved hockey his entirelife.

His last vacation was a winter getaway to Cuba last year with his wife.


Erin Selby, NDP

Born in Winnipeg, Selbylives in the citywith her three kids.
Erin Selby, NDP candidate (Erin Selby/Twitter)

Before entering provincial politics in 2007 and winning the riding of Southdale, the 47-year-old worked in broadcast news.

When driving, she enjoys listening to news and talkradio instead of music.

She's less into sports, preferring instead to takein city cultural events.Selby loves the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and says her favourite dancerwasEvelyn Hart.

The last time she left Manitoba was in spring, when she went to aCommonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting in Bangladesh.


Glenn Zaretski, Green Party

Born in Winnipeg in 1954, Zaretski is running in hishome riding of Saint BonifaceSaint Vital.
Glenn Zaretski, Green Party candidate (Danielle Doiron/Red River College)

The 61-year-old married father of two is a folk rockmusician influenced by many artists, including Bruce Cockburn and Bob Dylan.

He owns andoperates a travelling dinner theatre company that hosts murder mystery parties and haspreviouslyworked as a telemarketer to help make ends meet and help fundraise for artsorganizations.

Heplayed paintball competitively and recreationally for 25 years until undergoinga recent knee surgery. He has alsocoached teens in the sport.

Zaretski drives three vehicles: a bicycle, a Toyota Corolla and a DodgeCaravan he uses to transport his theatre equipment.

He and his wife last travelled outside ofManitoba when they camped at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota for thefirst time since their honeymoon.


Francois Catellier,Conservative

Catellierdid not participate in theCBC-RedRiver College project.
Francois Catellier, Conservative Party candidate (francoiscatellier.conservative.ca)

Catellier is afather and grandfather andhas lived and worked in Saint BonifaceSaint Vital for 31 years, according to his candidate website.

Active in his local church, Catellierhas also participated in charity work both in the community and overseas.

He has served aspresident of the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities, and since1995, he has run his own marketing business.