Blair Houston chosen as PC candidate for Calgary-Foothills

Local businessman Blair Houston will be the Progressive Conservative candidate inthe provincial byelection in Calgary-Foothills.

The PC party made the announcement on Tuesday.

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The riding was former premierJim Prentice'sbefore he resigned theseat in May right afterthe NDPwon the Alberta election.

Houston will be up against Bob Hawksworth for the NDP, Mark Taylor for the Alberta Party, Ali Bin Zahid for the Liberals and Janet Keeping for the Green Party of Alberta.

LateTuesday night the WildroseParty nominated Prasad Panda as its candidate.

The vote to replace Jim Prentice ison Sept. 3.