In Kelowna, incumbent Colin Basran has been re-elected as mayor. Basran captured 18,118 votes, easily defeating his top challenger, Tom Dyas, who was second with 9,518 votes, according to unofficial results posted by CivicInfo BC. Bobby Kennedy was third with 2,671 votes while Bob Schewe was fourth with 1,507 votes.
Earning seats on city council were Maxine DeHart (the leading vote-getter at 16,706), Gail Given (16,323), Luke Stack (15,150), Brad Sieben (14,675), Mohini Singh (14,586), Charlie Hodge (14,429), Ryan Donn (13,236) and Loyal Woodridge (12,495).
Below is the full list of mayoral and councillor candidates.
Candidates
Mayor:
Colin Basran (incumbent)
Tom Dyas
Bobby C. Kennedy
Bob Schewe
Council:
Lindsay Bell
Kevin Bond
Mark Boyer
Wayne Carson
Curtis Dibinel
Greg Dahms
Maxine DeHart (incumbent)
Ryan Donn (incumbent)
Sargent Dustin
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Gail Given (incumbent)
Charlie Hodge (incumbent)
Craig Hostland
Graeme James
Amarjit Singh Lalli
Gord Lovegrove
Jeff Piattelli
Mo Rajabally
Brad Sieben (incumbent)
Mohini Singh (incumbent)
Luke Stack (incumbent)
Stefanie Van Meeteren
Loyal Wooldridge
School trustee:
Norah Bowman
Rolli Cacchioni
Chelsea Frank
Joel Fraser
Julia Fraser
Terry Giesbrecht
Stuart Kyle
Joachim Nierfeld
Peter Pagliocchini
Lee-Ann Tiede
Boundary
The shore of Okanagan Lake is where you’ll find Kelowna, the centre of the Okanagan Valley.
Nearby communities include Westbank, Peachland, Lake Country and West Kelowna.
Population (2016)
127,380
History
First Nations spent thousands of years in the Okanagan Valley before fur traders with the Hudson’s Bay Company came to the region.
European settlement didn’t start until 1860, and then the Gold Rush brought more activity to the region two years later, spurring settlement growth.
Miners would go through the area as they headed north. Cattlemen would follow.
Along the way, people noticed that the valley had plenty of grass and water, and saw the potential for cattle ranching there.
A fruit industry sprung up in the 1890s and it’s only grown since then, producing orchards and vineyards that have made the Okanagan a key destination for wine lovers.
Median total income of couple economic families with children (2015)/B.C. median
$115,947/$111,736
Crime Severity Index (CSI) — 2016
RCMP – municipal/B.C.
115.60 (+1.64)/93.63 (-0.71)
RCMP – rural/B.C.
104.66 (+2.15)/93.63 (-0.71)
Violent Crime Severity Index (CSI) — 2016
RCMP – municipal/B.C.
68.40 (-13.42)/74.86 (-9.81)
RCMP – rural/B.C.
53.32 (-11.58)/74.86 (-9.81)
Political representation
Federal
Stephen Fuhr (Liberal)
Provincial
Norm Letnick (BC Liberal) — Kelowna-Lake Country
Ben Stewart (BC Liberal) — Kelowna West
Steve Thomson (BC Liberal) — Kelowna-Mission