Smith, Thorpe win re-election to TNRD board; eight other candidates acclaimed

Oct 17, 2026 | 10:10 PM

KAMLOOPS — Most of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District’s electoral area directors were set prior to Saturday’s (Oct. 17) municipal election. However, there were two races to decide in Electoral Areas “E” (Bonaparte Plateau) and “I” (Blue Sky Country).

Jim Smith won re-election to his second term in Electoral Area “E” with 155 votes. He finished ahead of Sally Watson, who served as an electoral area director from 2005 to 2022, with 84 votes.

The incumbent director for Electoral Area “I” will also serve a second term. Tricia Thorpe finished with 249 votes, defeating Steven Rice, who served as an electoral area director from 2011 to 2022, who finished with 126 votes.

The following eight directors were acclaimed:

Electoral Area “A” (Wells Gray Country) – Usoff Tsao (incumbent)

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Electoral Area “B” (Thompson Headwaters) – Lee Onslow (incumbent)

Electoral Area “J” (Copper Desert Country) – Michael Grenier (incumbent)

Electoral Area “L” (Grasslands) – Doug Haughton (incumbent)

Electoral Area “M” (Beautiful Nicola Valley – North) – Jim Harvey (incumbent)

Electoral Area “N” (Beautiful Nicola Valley – South) – Linda Brown (former Merritt mayor)

Electoral Area “O” (Lower North Thompson) – Jill Hayward (incumbent)

Electoral Area “P” (Rivers and the Peaks) – Cory George

The ten TNRD rural directors will be joined by one representative – usually the mayor – from 10 municipalities – Ashcroft, Barriere, Cache Creek, Chase, Clearwater, Clinton, Logan Lake, Lytton, Merritt and Sun Peaks – as well as seven representatives from Kamloops – usually the mayor and the six councillors who got the most votes.

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Smith, Thorpe win re-election to TNRD board; eight other candidates acclaimed

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