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Municipal Election 2022

Final reminder: where Kamloops residents can vote and what they need

Oct 14, 2022 | 1:51 PM

KAMLOOPS — It’s the home stretch for the 2022 municipal election in Kamloops.

BC Transit says transit will be free for residents on general election day – Saturday, Oct. 15.

There are 16 locations for voting between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.:

  • Aberdeen Elementary School – 2191 Van Horne Dr.
  • Arthur Hatton Elementary School – 315 Chestnut Ave.
  • Arthur Stevenson Elementary School – 2890 Bank Rd.
  • Beattie Elementary School – 492 McGill Rd.
  • Brocklehurst Middle School – 985 Windbreak St.
  • Dallas Elementary School – 296 Harper Rd.
  • Dufferin Elementary School – 1880 Hillside Dr.
  • Heritage House – 100 Lorne St.
  • Juniper Ridge Elementary School – 2540 Qu’Appelle Blvd.
  • Lloyd George Elementary School – 830 Pine St.
  • McArthur Island Sports and Event Centre – 1655 Island Parkway
  • NorKam Secondary School – 730 12th St.
  • Rayleigh Elementary School – 306 Puett Ranch Rd.
  • R.L. Clemitson Elementary School – 5990 Todd Rd.
  • South Sahali Elementary School – 1585 Summit Dr.
  • Valleyview Secondary School – 1950 Valleyview Dr.
  • Westmount Elementary – 745 Walkem Rd.

To register to vote in British Columbia, Kamloops residents must be a Canadian citizen, 18 years or older, a B.C. resident for the past six months, and not disqualified from voting.

Voters will need to provide their name, date of birth, address and one of the following pieces of identification:

  • B.C. driver’s licence
  • B.C. Identification Card
  • last six digits of Social Insurance Number
  • last six digits of Personal Health Number

Only mail-in ballots returned to Kamloops’ chief election officer by 8:00 p.m. on general voting day – Saturday, Oct. 15 – will be counted.

A list of candidates, and their bios, can be viewed online.

Outside city limits, residents in the Thompson Nicola Regional District can find voting stations for their respective electoral areas in an interactive map online.