Meet your Kamloops school trustee candidates

KAMLOOPS – There are ten candidates vying for one of five Kamloops trustee positions on the Kamloops-Thompson school board.

School District No. 73 covers Kamloops and the rural communities of Chase, Barriere, Logan Lake, Savona and Clearwater.

School trustees are responsible for the hiring of principals, vice principals, as well as approving courses and school plans and provide feedback on major decisions regarding school. For more information on what does a school board trustee do go here.

Here is a list of the ten candidates hoping to represent Kamloops on the school board:

Donovan Grube Cavers (incumbent city councillor)

Bowen Cooluris

Heather Grieve

Adam Jensen

Kathleen Karpuk (incumbent trustee)

Beat Klossner

John O'Fee

Kerri Schill

Joe Small (incumbent trustee)

Meghan Wade (incumbent trustee)

Find more information on the Kamloops municipal election here.

Municipal election day is Oct. 20.

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