MERRITT - Tony Luck, who finished second in the October 2022 municipal election in Merritt, has filed a petition with the B.C. Supreme Court.While Luck was not able to provide extensive details to CFJC Today, he did confirm that he is not looking to overturn the results of the vote, however he must proceed through that...

KAMLOOPS - Ken Christian has held public office for the past 29 years, first elected in 1993. He served on the Kamloops-Thompson School District Board of Education from 1993 to 2011, before joining city council for six years and finally becoming mayor in 2017. This week will be mayor Christian's final week at City Hall...

KAMLOOPS - With just three incumbents returning to Kamloops city council, there will be five brand new councillors around the table at city hall come November 1. Nancy Bepple was first elected to Kamloops council back in 2008 and served two three-year terms. Bepple didn't receive enough votes back in 2014, which led to...

KAMLOOPS - Polling data provided by the City of Kamloops shows Mayor-elect Reid Hamer-Jackson swept to victory in Saturday's (Oct. 15) municipal election by dominating North Kamloops.Voters had a chance to visit 19 polling stations or opportunities, including the two advance polling stations, as well as mail-in voting ...

KAMLOOPS - With just three incumbents returning to Kamloops city council, there will be five brand new councillors around the table at city hall come November 1. Kelly Hall is one of those new faces. He's worked on the business side of media for more than 30 years, and according to Hall, his focus on council will be to...

CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The municipal elections Saturday night prompted some change across the province, where incumbent mayors were ousted. Such was the case in the Village of Cache Creek, where there's a new mayor, but a very familiar face. John Ranta, the village mayor from 1990 to 2018, was elected back into office. &q...

MERRITT - It was a close race Saturday night (Oct. 15) in Merritt as Mike Goetz was elected mayor with just under 36 per cent of the vote. The former three-term councillor (2008-2018) will take over in the mayor's chair with a fairly inexperienced council with just one incumbent returning. "This is a very strong c...

KAMLOOPS - With just three incumbents returning to Kamloops City Council, there will be five brand new councillors around the table at City Hall come November 1. Stephen Karpuk is one of those new faces. The chiropractor and long-time Rotarian campaigned on a platform of fresh ideas and different approaches - now that ...

KAMLOOPS - Saturday's civic election results have been made official. The report by Chief Election Officer Amanda Passmore, shows no changes to the individuals elected to office. The new Kamloops mayor and councillors will be sworn in at an inaugural council meeting November 1. at 7 p.m.The meeting will be held at the ...

KAMLOOPS - Mayor-elect Reid Hamer-Jackson has promised to clean up the city, reduce the amount of crime on the street, by helping people get into recovery. "You might need harm-reduction for a bit, but you've got to wean people off of things," said Hamer-Jackson. "How can you get on the air and say 'We'r...

KAMLOOPS - With just three incumbents returning to Kamloops city council, there will be five new councillors around the table at City Hall come November 1. One of those new faces will be Margot Middleton, a long-time businessperson in the city. CFJC Today caught up with Middleton at work this morning (Oct. 18), to find...

KAMLOOPS - Mayor-elect Reid Hamer-Jackson didn't hold back on Saturday night when asked about working with re-elected councillor Dale Bass. "Anyone who takes someone who's trying to do something good, trying to get people help into recovery centres, and gets on the air and says that you're trying to round people u...

KAMLOOPS - With just three incumbents returning to Kamloops city council, there will be five brand new councillors around the table at city hall come November 1st. One of those will be Katie Neustaeter, the top vote-getter among the council candidates in Saturday's municipal election. CFJC Today spoke with Neustaeter a...

KAMLOOPS - Only 29 per cent of eligible Kamloops voters turned out to the polls on Saturday (October 15) and during advance voting days, a number that dropped by one per cent compared to the 2018 election. The percentage of participation is low, according to the city, but it's consistent."We're really on par with ...

KAMLOOPS - A new look Kamloops council will convene next month with only three incumbents sitting at the table. Bill Sarai, Mike O'Reilly and Dale Bass all secured re-election on Saturday (Oct 15) night, while Nancy Bepple, who previously served on council, will also be returning to city hall. Newcomer Katie Neustaeter...

KAMLOOPS - The three incumbent councillors who hoped to jump into the mayor's chair are now out at city hall. Dieter Dudy, Sadie Hunter and Arjun Singh placed second to fourth on Saturday night (Oct. 15), marking the end of their runs on council for at least another four years. It started out as an optimistic night at ...

KAMLOOPS - A new look council will convene next month with only three incumbents sitting at the table. Bill Sarai, Mike O'Reilly and Dale Bass all secured re-election tonight, while Nancy Bepple, who previously served on council, will also be returning to city hall.Newcomer Katie Neustaeter announced her presence at ci...

KAMLOOPS - Voter turnout in Kamloops is down percentage-wise from 2018. While more than 80,000 Kamloops residents were eligible to cast a ballot in this year's municipal election, just 29 per cent utilized their democratic right to vote. That accounts for 23,218 votes in all cast for mayor, council and school board.The...

KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops-Thompson School Board will have some new faces joining the team for the next four years. Five seats at the board table are allotted to the city of Kamloops, and four other seats elected from the surrounding communities.Kathleen Karpuk will be one of three incumbents returning to the school board...

CACHE CREEK, B.C. - John Ranta is returning to the mayor's chair in Cache Creek.After the votes were tabulated Saturday (Oct. 15), Ranta (39.2 per cent) had defeated incumbent Santo Talarico (24.1 per cent). Councillors Wendy Coomber (21.7 per cent) and Annette Pittman (14.9 per cent) finished third and fourth, respect...

SUN PEAKS, B.C. - The Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks will have three new faces around the council table for the next term.After Saturday's (Oct. 15) vote, incumbent Rob O'Toole was re-elected with 82.9 per cent of voters choosing his name.He will be joined by newcomers Julie Kimmel, Lenard Hrycan and Kelly D...

BARRIERE, B.C. - Two of the six incumbents have been unseated in the race for Barriere council.After Saturday's (Oct. 15) votes were tabulated, incumbents Scott Kershaw, Rob Kerslake, Donna Kibble and Judy Armstrong were all re-elected. Alan Fortin and Amanda Sabyan were not returned to council.The newcomers around the...

CLEARWATER, B.C. - Incumbent Merlin Blackwell has easily held off challenger Dean Clifford to retain the mayor's chair in Clearwater.Blackwell defeated Clifford by a margin of 88.1 per cent to 11.2 per cent.Four incumbents will return to Blackwell's council - Shelley Sim, Lyle Mackenzie, Lynne Frizzle and Bill Haring.T...

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. - Robin Smith is returning to the mayor's chair in Logan Lake.Smith ran away with the mayor's race in Saturday's (Oct. 15) election, finishing with 71.5 per cent of the vote. Challenger Jacqueline Newman garnered 27.9 per cent.This was the first mayor's race in which Smith has had a competitor. She was...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Williams Lake residents have chosen Surinderpal Rathor to be their mayor.Preliminary results of Saturday's election saw Rathor gather 34.1 per cent of the vote to take the top spot. He defeated councillor Jason Ryll (28.1 per cent), incumbent mayor Walt Cobb (24.2 per cent) and former mayor Kerry ...

LYTTON, B.C. - The Village of Lytton's recovery will be led by Denise O'Connor.O'Connor was elected mayor of the village Saturday (Oct. 15), defeating Edit Loring-Kuhanga and Willie Nelson.She succeeds Jan Polderman, who led the community through its rebuilding from the devastating 2021 wildfire that destroyed much of ...

CHASE, B.C. - David Lepsoe got the job done in Chase.Lepsoe, who came within 11 votes of the mayor's chair in 2018, was elected this year, finishing with 52.9 per cent of the vote Saturday (Oct. 15).Lepsoe defeated Steve Scott (41.6 per cent) and Allen Fenton (3.7 per cent).The four-member council will consist of incum...

100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - A popular former mayor and MLA has returned to the municipal scene, grabbing a spot on 100 Mile House council.Donna Barnett was the top vote-getter in Saturday's (Oct. 15) election. She was chosen on 82.7 per cent of ballots.Barnett will join incumbents Ralph Fossum and Dave Mingo, as well as new...