News Items tag as: Kelowna municipal election 2018

Kelowna mayor spent big on 2018 re-election campaign
February 05, 2019 - 1:31 PM

KELOWNA - Mayor Colin Basran didn’t scrimp on his 2018 re-election campaign, breaking the spending record he likely set when first getting elected as mayor in 2014.
First step to becoming new Kelowna city councillor, meeting your one and only employee
October 29, 2018 - 3:00 PM

KELOWNA - If you want to know anything at all about being an elected Kelowna city councillor, just ask Loyal Wooldridge.
How do you get elected to municipal government when nobody knows your name?
October 24, 2018 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - Door knocking, social media and just putting in the time and effort were keys to getting some newcomers elected to city councils in Kelowna and West Kelowna.
HE'S BACK! Colin Basran re-elected as Kelowna Mayor
October 20, 2018 - 10:01 PM

KELOWNA - The battle between friends for the job of Kelowna Mayor was won easily by incumbent Colin Basran.
Where they live: Few Kelowna council candidates live in urban town centres
October 19, 2018 - 1:30 PM

KELOWNA - The plan for adding 40,000 new residents to Kelowna over the next 20 years calls for new construction to be concentrated in five so-called urban town centres: City Centre, Pandosy, Capri-Landmark, Midtown (which includes Orchard Park) and Rutland.
HE SAID, HE SAID: Breaking down the rhetoric from main rivals for Kelowna mayor
October 19, 2018 - 12:15 PM

KELOWNA - A key reason Tom Dyas gives for running against his former friend Colin Basran for Mayor of Kelowna is Basran’s lack of leadership and failure to keep his promises.
Five West Kelowna council candidates who want to piggyback on Kelowna's Journey Home
October 18, 2018 - 7:00 PM

WEST KELOWNA - There's plenty of benefits to living in the shadow of Kelowna. It tends to attract and absorb the bigger city issues from nearby residents.
Gerry Zimmermann doesn't endorse any Kelowna mayoral candidate
October 18, 2018 - 6:00 PM

KELOWNA - Gerry Zimmermann may have issues with some things Mayor Colin Basran has done but that doesn’t mean he endorses Tom Dyas.
Will water play a factor in Kelowna election?
October 18, 2018 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - If water was a bigger part of the campaign leading to Saturday's municipal election, the discussions on who to vote for might have taken on a different tone in a huge number of Kelowna homes.
Loyal Wooldridge crowd favourite at Kelowna all candidates forum
October 18, 2018 - 11:00 AM

KELOWNA - If it was up to the people attending Wednesday’s all candidates forum in Rutland to pick the person who will top Kelowna’s polls in Saturday’s municipal election, it would be no contest.
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News Items tag as: Kelowna municipal election 2018

Kelowna mayor spent big on 2018 re-election campaign

First step to becoming new Kelowna city councillor, meeting your one and only employee

How do you get elected to municipal government when nobody knows your name?

HE'S BACK! Colin Basran re-elected as Kelowna Mayor

Where they live: Few Kelowna council candidates live in urban town centres

HE SAID, HE SAID: Breaking down the rhetoric from main rivals for Kelowna mayor

Five West Kelowna council candidates who want to piggyback on Kelowna's Journey Home

Gerry Zimmermann doesn't endorse any Kelowna mayoral candidate

Will water play a factor in Kelowna election?

Loyal Wooldridge crowd favourite at Kelowna all candidates forum

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