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Kelowna Municipal Election 2022
Mysterious Kelowna elector organization under investigation by Elections BC
A mysterious organization that emerged in the last municipal election is being investigated by Elections…
Dyas underspent Basran but still won mayor’s seat in Kelowna
Tom Dyas spent $85,652 to oust Colin Basran from the mayor’s seat during the Kelowna…
Kelowna council candidate busted for illegal campaign signs
Elaine McMurray, who ran for Kelowna city council in the Oct. 15 municipal election, has…
Kamloops mayor-elect setting poor example: Expert
After winning election as the next mayor of Kamloops, Reid Hamer-Jackson went on the attack…
Don’t expect sweeping change from new mayors in Kamloops, Okanagan
Three of the five biggest cities in the Thompson-Okanagan and more in smaller communities have…
Kelowna’s new mayor has removed his entire campaign from the web
Just days after being elected as Kelowna’s next mayor, what Tom Dyas campaigned on is…
Door knocking still the best way to win local elections
With close to 100 people running for 24 city council seats in the five largest…
Are political parties meddling in Kelowna elections?
While Tom Dyas points to having more time and door knocking as the keys to…
‘Time’ biggest difference in campaigns for Kelowna’s new Mayor Tom Dyas
Kelowna’s new mayor says "time" spent campaigning and getting to know the city's issues was…
Right-wing ParentsVoice B.C. candidates shut out of Vernon, Kelowna school boards
The candidates of a socially conservative organization whose president has spoken out against abortion did…
DYAS WINS: Kelowna’s going to have a new mayor
Tom Dyas has unseated Colin Basran and will be Kelowna's new mayor. With all polls…
Okanagan Parents Voice advocate told to move after holding sign near voting station
A woman holding a sign for the Parents Voice West Kelowna trustee candidate was told…
More than 20,000 votes cast for Kelowna municipal election
More than 20,000 residents have cast their ballots today and in advanced polls for the…
TOO MANY CANDIDATES: It may be time for a ward system in Kelowna
There’s been frustration among many Kelowna city council candidates that there have been no all-candidate…
Where, when and how to vote in the Central Okanagan on Oct. 15
Municipal election day is Saturday, Oct. 15 throughout the province and many people are scrambling…
Sparring between Kelowna mayoral candidates continues
While the focus of the last Kelowna mayor’s forum before Saturday’s election was on housing,…
LETTER: Challenging conventional thinking in Kelowna election campaign
OPINION To the Editor: This is an open, unpaid, unbiased letter to voters and candidates…
Kelowna firefighters’ union endorses Mayor Basran
The Kelowna Professional Fire Fighters Association has thrown its support behind Mayor Colin Basran. “We…
LETTER: Voters should reject the ParentsVoiceBC slate of candidates
OPINION In 1990, when I was first elected as a SD 23 trustee, this District’s…
Which Kelowna mayoralty candidate is telling you the truth about crime and taxes?
From their campaign Facebook pages to sparring in debates, the two leading candidates for Mayor…
LETTER: Does Mayor Basran have tight relationships with neighbouring community leaders?
OPINION I attended the Mayor’s debate Oct. 4, at the Rotary Centre for the Arts.…
How Kelowna council candidates get their message out without forums
While there are a number of all-candidate forums throughout the Thompson-Okanagan featuring people running for…
Why the sexual orientation policy in Kelowna schools is not ‘propaganda’
Half of the candidates that took part in a Central Okanagan School District 23 all…
Basran booed at Chamber of Commerce mayoral forum
As municipal election day approaches, the two frontrunners for the Kelowna’s mayor’s job are getting…