Running for Mayor: Mike McKenzie
KAMLOOPS — 24-year-old Mike McKenzie is the youngest candidate running for mayor in the civic by-election, but he says he’s far from inexperienced.
“I was on the national council for the National Association of Friendship Centres, I was the National Youth Representative, I was a director with that board as well,” McKenzie said. “I was vice president of the National Youth Council, I’ve been a tribal council member here for the Shuswap Nation Tribal Council, I’ve helped co-found some leadership circles within the provincial government. So, a lot of the work that I’ve been doing for the past few years has been setting me up for a role like this.”
For McKenzie, the role of mayor requires broad shoulders, to carry the decisions of city council, and potential community opposition.