For rural director 1002 people voted – you could vote for 1 For rural water councillors only 378 voted – you could vote for 2 (add all votes and divided by two) For Mayor 1598 people voted – you could vote for 1 For town regular councillors only 1405 people voted – you could vote for […]
Archives for October 2018
For those keeping track
Lets start with Terry Schafer Schafer first elected in 1996 for three years Linda Larson wins the Mayor’s seat in a by-election in 1997 In 1999 Both re-elected along with Ron Hovanes In 2002 All three re-elected with Pat Hampson 2005 – Larson and Schafer retire for a breather – Hovanes is elected Mayor with council of […]
Make up – shake up at Regional Board
Area A Osoyoos Mark Pendergraft (former Chair) with Town of Osoyoos Mayor Suzan McKortoff Area B Cawston George Bush, Area G Hedley/Olalla Tim Roberts with Village of Keremeos Mayor Manfred Bauer Area C Oliver Director Rick Knodel with Mayor Martin Johansen Area D Director Ron Obirek – Skaha East Area I Director Subrina Monteith – […]
Upset in Mayor’s race in Princeton
Spencer Coyne is the new may Frank Armitage is out The younger Coyne can now travel with his father to Penticton and the RDOS Bob Coyne is the rural director – Area H in Princeton Think that is a first. The younger Coyne served one term as a councilor and has taken a leadership role […]
Tight race in Keremeos for Mayor’s chair
Challenger ARLOW, Arlene – 284 votes Incumbent returns BAUER, Manfred – 299 votes
Rookie tops poll for Osoyoos council
By ROY WOOD The first-time candidate who finished atop the race for town council in Osoyoos attributed his success to “door-knocking, plain and simple.” Councillor-elect Brian Harvey said in an interview this evening that he knocked on doors in every neighbourhood and had a lot of people say: “You’re the only one who’s knocked […]
Obirek landslide in Okanagan Falls Skaha
Ron Obirek took on a legend and has the numbers to prove his victory. Area D separated into two parts – One side of lake (Heritage Hills, Ok Falls to Vaseux Lake) The numbers Obirek 601 Bill Schwarz 153 Rod Penway 185 In other races in the RDOS Area G Ollala Hedley – Tim Roberts […]
Summerland has a new Mayor
Toni Boot has been elected mayor of Summerland. The one-term councillor edged out fellow councillor Janet Peake. She will be joined by new comers Doug Patan and Martin Van Alphen. And Erin Trainer, Doug Holmes, Erin Carlson and Richard Barkwill elected in 2014 along with Boot.