Mary-Jo O’Keefe
It’s not all always about the money in municipal election campaigns
VERNON – Akbal Mund spent less than half the money his closest competitors did in his successful bid to win the November 2014 civic election. According to campaign contributions released by Elections B.C. today, Feb. 23, Mund spent just over $8,500 on his campaign in November 2014 and grabbed 3,714 votes. Compare that to the...
Mary-Jo O’Keefe joins the race for the mayor’s seat
VERNON - Another candidate tossed a hat into the ring Friday morning for the upcoming Vernon mayoral race. Mary-Jo O’Keefe stood before a crowd at Davison Orchards to announce her intention. In her speech, O’Keefe said her 15 years of experience serving on the Vernon school board and second consecutive term as city councillor will...