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B.C. municipal election 2018: Keremeos results

Manfred Bauer has defended his seat as mayor of Keremeos in a tight election. Bauer earned 299 votes to win the election over Arlene Arlow, who received 284 votes, according to CivicInfo BC.

Jeremy Evans, Sherry Philpott-Adhikary, Jason Wiebe and Arden Holley are councillors by acclamation. Holley is the only newcomer.

Below is the full list of mayoral and councillor candidates in Keremeos.

Candidates

Mayor:

Arlene Arlow

Manfred Bauer (incumbent)

Council:

Jeremy J. Evans (incumbent)

Arden Holley

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Sherry Philpott-Adhikary (incumbent)

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Jason Wiebe (incumbent)

Referendum question

Are you in favour of the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen adopting Bylaw No. 2802, 2018, a bylaw to authorize the long-term borrowing of $350,000 for the acquisition of a fire truck for the Keremeos Fire Protection Service Area?

Boundary

Keremeos is located in the Similkameen Valley, about 50 kilometres from Penticton and 30 kilometres from the Canada-U.S. border.

Population (2016)

1,502

History

Keremeos was the site of an Indigenous village when Alexander Ross, a fur trader, visited the place in 1813.

The site would later host a Hudson’s Bay Company post that was previously located at Cawston. That post would shut down in 1872.

A cattleranch and gristmill would be established by Barrington Price in 1877.

The Keremeos Land Co. would subsequently be founded in 1906, before the Great Northern Railway would arrive a year later.

Agriculture is the primary industry in Keremeos, though mining also contributes to economic activity.

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Median total income of couple economic families with children (2015)/B.C. median

$94,976/$111,736

Political representation

Federal

Dan Albas (Conservative)

Provincial

Linda Larson (BC Liberal)

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