In Spallumcheen, councillor Christine Fraser has been elected mayor, as she defeated incumbent Janice Brown. Fraser captured 679 votes, while Brown earned 307 votes, according to unofficial results posted by CivicInfo BC.
Incumbent councillors Todd York, Christine LeMaire, Joe Van Tienhoven and Andrew Casson were re-elected to council, as were Gerry Popoff and John Bakker.
Below is the full list of mayoral and councillor candidates.
Candidates
Mayor:
Janice Brown (incumbent)
Christine A. Fraser
Council:
John Bakker
Andrew Casson (incumbent)
Carolyn Farris
Christine LeMaire (incumbent)
Gerry Popoff
Joe Van Tienhoven (incumbent)
Todd York (incumbent)
Boundary
The Township of Spallumcheen is located in B.C.’s Okanagan region, about 20 kilometres north of Vernon.
Population (2016)
5,106
History
Spallumcheen‘s history has been traced back to the arrival of the Overlanders, settlers who traversed the land from Ontario to B.C.’s Interior in the 1860s.
They came with the hope of digging for gold in the Cariboo region, but later decided to farm instead.
Agriculture has since become an important industry in the area, growing crops such as hay, grain and beans, as well as dairy farming.
Residential development has come to dominate its economy in recent years.
Median total income of couple economic families with children (2015)/B.C. median
$100,608/$111,736
Crime Severity Index (2016)
RCMP — municipal/B.C.
36.31 (+28.94)/93.63 (-0.71)
Violent Crime Severity Index (2016)
RCMP — municipal/B.C.
12.71 (-19.76)/74.86 (-9.81)
Political representation
Federal
Mel Arnold (Conservative)
Provincial
Greg Kyllo (BC Liberal)
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