New Surrey-Serpentine River riding could be election bellwether [Video]

Surrey, one of the fastest growing cities in B.C., is getting a new riding in this election — one that could prove to be a bellwether for who forms the next provincial government.

The B.C. NDP and the B.C. Conservatives are running star candidates in Surrey-Serpentine River. 

Linda Hepner is on the ballot for the B.C. Conservatives. She spent two decades working for the city of Surrey before winning a spot as a city councillor for three terms and taking the mayor’s seat from 2014 to 2018. 

“What I bring to the table is experience in government,” she told CBC News during a visit to her campaign office. “I think my deep government understanding is what will be needed in a new [Conservative] government.”

Hepner lives in Surrey South, just outside the new riding, but says her connections to the region run deep.

She’s facing off against the NDP’s Baltej …