Incumbent Kamloops councillor Karpuk announces re-election bid

KAMLOOPS — Incumbent Stephen Karpuk will seek a second term, as the city councillor announced his re-election bid on Friday (June 12) morning from the site of the Red Bridge. 

Karpuk spoke to the work done by council during the term despite the distraction and noise at city hall, pointing to work on the Build Kamloops plan, upgrades to Riverside Park, along with asset management and curbside organics.

“Yeah, we’ve had dysfunction. Our council is not dysfunctional – that is an inappropriate paint brush, but it’s an easy one to have,” said Karpuk. “I think for people who dig down and look at what we’ve accomplished, look at the synergies we have, reflect on what we do as a council and how we are actually together – and most times in our council and in events we are together. The issue comes out in the personalities and you have to remember, at the end of the day, it’s not about us as a council – it’s about us as a community and hopefully that will resonate.”