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General voting day for municipal elections is Oct. 15. (Black Press file photo)

Advance polls in Kelowna/West Kelowna ahead of Thanksgiving weekend

Residents can vote Oct. 7 in West Kelowna and Oct. 8 in Kelowna

General voting day for municipal elections is Oct. 15. (Black Press file photo)
General voting day is Oct. 15. (Black Press file photo)

Strong turn out for first day of advanced voting in Kelowna municipal election

More advanced voting opportunities are on Oct. 8, 12, 13, 14

General voting day is Oct. 15. (Black Press file photo)
Kelowna mayoral candidates at the UBCO/Okanagan election forum. L-R Colin Basran, Tom Dyas, David Habib, Glendon Charles Smedly, Silverado Socrates. (Gary Barnes/Capital News)

Advance polls open in Kelowna

Six locations across city to vote prior to Oct. 15 election day

Kelowna mayoral candidates at the UBCO/Okanagan election forum. L-R Colin Basran, Tom Dyas, David Habib, Glendon Charles Smedly, Silverado Socrates. (Gary Barnes/Capital News)
West Kelowna council candidates answer questions at a forum hosted by the Greater Westside Board of Trade on Oct. 2, 2022 at the Lion’s Hall (Brittany Webster - West K News)
West Kelowna council candidates answer questions at a forum hosted by the Greater Westside Board of Trade on Oct. 2, 2022 at the Lion’s Hall (Brittany Webster - West K News)
General voting day for B.C. municipal elections is Oct. 15, 2022. (File photo/Capital News)
General voting day for B.C. municipal elections is Oct. 15, 2022. (File photo/Capital News)
Cindy Fortin is seeking a third term as mayor of Peachland. (Photo contributed)

Fortin forges ahead in seeking re-election as Peachland mayor

‘It has never been a difficult decision for me to serve this community’

Cindy Fortin is seeking a third term as mayor of Peachland. (Photo contributed)
West Kelowna resident John S. Martin is running for West Kelowna council. (Photo contributed)

West Kelowna council candidate admits to honest campaign mistake

John S. Martin declared his candidacy for a council seat in May

West Kelowna resident John S. Martin is running for West Kelowna council. (Photo contributed)
The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission also started the separate process of reviewing federal electoral boundaries. (Black Press Media photo)

Kelowna residents may be voting in new ridings next provincial election

Kelowna’s three Liberal MLAs proposed redrawing ridings and a fourth MLA earlier this year.

The Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission also started the separate process of reviewing federal electoral boundaries. (Black Press Media photo)
(File photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

West Kelowna council mulls over mail-in ballots

‘We’re looking at making it easier for everybody to participate in the upcoming election’

(File photo/THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
Voting is well underway at Vernon Secondary School, one of three voting locations in Vernon. (Brieanna Charlebois/ Morning Star)

One last chance to cast an advanced vote ahead of Vernon byelection

Final advanced poll today (Thursday) ahead of Saturday general election

Voting is well underway at Vernon Secondary School, one of three voting locations in Vernon. (Brieanna Charlebois/ Morning Star)
Saanich Coun. Ned Taylor wants young people involved in politics, and one way to ensure that, he says, is to reduce the voting age to 16 in B.C. (Black Press Media file photo)

One of B.C.’s youngest councillors wants voting age pushed to 16

Saanich’s Ned Taylor said the earlier one begins voting, the longer they’ll remain a voter

Saanich Coun. Ned Taylor wants young people involved in politics, and one way to ensure that, he says, is to reduce the voting age to 16 in B.C. (Black Press Media file photo)
Vernon City Hall. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

VERNON VOTES: Small turnout for day 2 of advance polls

Byelection for city councillor seat saw 49 voters attend second advance poll

Vernon City Hall. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)
A Vernon councillor is facing potential legal action from a former city councillor. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)

VERNON VOTES: 202 ballots cast in day one of advance polls

Advance voting continues in byelection for city councillor position

A Vernon councillor is facing potential legal action from a former city councillor. (Jennifer Smith - Morning Star)
Voting in Tuesday's provincial election takes place across Vernon-Monashee and the Shuswap constituencies. For full results and coverage of the election Tuesday night, visit vernonmorningstar.com (Lisa VanderVelde/Morning Star)

VERNON VOTES: 11 choices for council byelection

Advanced voting starts today for new city councillor

Voting in Tuesday's provincial election takes place across Vernon-Monashee and the Shuswap constituencies. For full results and coverage of the election Tuesday night, visit vernonmorningstar.com (Lisa VanderVelde/Morning Star)
Red Deer will not have dedicated neighbourhood voting stations on election day, and voting is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at eight voting stations. (Photo by BYRON HACKETT/Advocate Staff)

No vaccinations needed for voting in Vernon byelection

Advance voting begins Wednesday, Nov. 24

Red Deer will not have dedicated neighbourhood voting stations on election day, and voting is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at eight voting stations. (Photo by BYRON HACKETT/Advocate Staff)
Sarah Traiger drops off a ballot at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library vote center on Tuesday, the last day to cast a ballot in the City and Borough of Juneau's 2021 municipal election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)

Vernon considers random ballots for 2022 election

Local residents hoping to rid ‘biased’ alphabetical listing of names

Sarah Traiger drops off a ballot at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library vote center on Tuesday, the last day to cast a ballot in the City and Borough of Juneau's 2021 municipal election. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau Empire)
The federal election will be held Sept. 20. Make sure your decision is based on accurate information. (Photo by BYRON HACKETT/Advocate Staff)

EDITORIAL: Examine the facts during election campaign

It is essential that voters make their decisions based on accurate information

  • Sep 16, 2021
The federal election will be held Sept. 20. Make sure your decision is based on accurate information. (Photo by BYRON HACKETT/Advocate Staff)
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