New faces join Sun Peaks council

SUN PEAKS, B.C. — The Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks has the remainder of its council rounded out.

Incumbent Sun Peaks mayor Rob O’Toole was successful is his bid to return as as a councillor. He’ll be joined by incumbent councillor Brian Gillespie and newcomers David Burnham and Elizabeth Wilkinson.

Incumbent councillor Kelly Dye, who was first elected in 2022, was unsuccessful in her bid for re-election.

Political newcomer and race car driver Jason White was acclaimed as the third mayor of Sun Peaks. While takes over from O’Toole, who succeed the late Al Raine in March 2025. Raine was Sun Peaks’ inaugural mayor and served for 14 years before he passed away in December 2024 after a battle with ALS,