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Kamloops Centre MLA Milobar rejoins BC Conservatives

Sep 22, 2026 | 12:49 PM

KAMLOOPS — On the same day Premier David Eby called a snap election in British Columbia, Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar has returned to the BC Conservatives.

Milobar resigned from the BC Conservative caucus on August 14, citing a loss of confidence in the leadership of Kerry-Lynne Findlay, saying their values do not align.

The veteran Kamloops politician went on to form a new party, drawing in several former BC Conservative colleagues. However, last week, as election talk reached a fever pitch, the new party merged with CentreBC, and Milobar was named leader.

That changed on Tuesday (Sept. 22) as Milobar rejoined the BC Conservatives, along with other now-former CentreBC MLAs. The fledgling party says it was not kept in the loop as those plans were not discussed with the CentreBC Executive Council.

“We are disappointed that Peter Milobar and others did not stand by commitments made to this party, its Executive Council, and its members,” CentreBC President Mike Wignall said, in a statement.

“We all want to remove the NDP government which has caused such harm to our province, but at the end of the day, you also have to stand for something. CentreBC remains committed to our foundational values and will not be selling out to divisive politics.”

Wignall said CentreBC “will continue as a centrist party” and that it will field as many candidates as possible in the Oct. 24 election.

“CentreBC has, from the beginning, been building a party for the 51 per cent of British Columbians that want another option to the NDP and the BC Conservatives,” Wignal added. “We hope people will stand with us, in the Centre, and help us build a province based on these values.”

More to come.