Okanagan College’s chair of business administration Laura Thurnheer announced Friday she will run for council. Contributed

Wine Authority president to run for council

KELOWNA – Okanagan College’s chair of business administration and director of the B.C. Wine Authority Laura Thurnheer announced Friday she will run for council.

Thurnheer grew up in Kelowna and is a former president of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce, current director and secretary of the B.C. Wine Authority and director of the Central and South Okanagan Similkameen United Way.

She has a Bachelor of Commerce degree in marketing and a Master’s of Business Administration in strategic management. In 2012 she was a finalist for Kelowna Civic Awards Woman of the Year.

Thurnheer and her husband Thomas have two grown children.

She will unveil her campaign platform Oct. 3.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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