The first in a series of city council debates involving candidates in wards 1,2, and 3 will take place tonight in the Shingwauk Auditorium at Algoma University.
The first session involving ward one candidates is scheduled for 6pm.
The ward councillor debates are 60 minutes in length.
Debates for council candidates in ward 4 and 5 and the mayoral debate will be held on Thursday night.
The debates will be live streamed on SooToday.com and will also be televised by Shaw TV on cable channel 10.