Residents stay up all night to vote for Lumby to be Hockeyville

LUMBY– The voting is on and some Lumby residents stayed up all night to get their vote in.

“If grandma Lusczc can stay up for voting for Lumby to be Hockeyville 2016, you can vote for an extra hour,” said Payton Kineshanko who’s grandmother stayed up until 3 a.m. on Monday voting.

The north Okanagan community has made it all the way to the finals in the Kraft Hockeyville contest, and it’s asking for the support of British Columbians to take it all the way.

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Canadians have voted Lumby and Saint-Isidore, QB into the top two.

Voting resumed Sunday and will be open until Monday at 9 p.m. to decide the winner.

For months, the community of Lumby has been rallying together to gain support for the Hockeyville title.

Both of the finalist communities will receive $100,000 for arena upgrades.

The winning community will be announced live on April 2 and will receive the chance to host an NHL pre-season game and get the title of Kraft Hockeyville.

Go to www.khv2016.ca to vote.