By Radha Agarwal, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Two contenders have announced they are running for the MLA role for the North-Coast Haida Gwaii district in the Oct. 19 B.C. provincial elections. While the writ was dropped on Sept. 21, officially opening the voting at the district electoral office, nominations are still open for candidate applications until Sept. 28. In advance of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce All Candidate forum Sept. 25 at the Lester Centre for the Arts. Tamara Davidson from the BC NDP and Chris Sankey from the Conservative Party of BC shared their perspectives and plans with The Northern View on various topics affecting the region. These included the toxic drug crisis, mental health, health care, housing, economy, infrastructure, reconciliation and child care. What motivated you to…