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Kelowna City Council Elections Oct 17th, 2026

A complete individualized summary outline for all 37 Kelowna City Council candidates.

This information is drawn from public information from; official City listings, candidate websites, news coverage, ForChange questionnaires (where submitted), Social media and public statements as of early October 2026. This is a living document and will be updates as more information comes forth!

Full Individualized Summaries

Susan Ames
Retired environmental consultant (PhD Resource Management/Environmental Studies, 30 years experience). Neighbourhood/heritage advocate (Abbott Street president); past plaintiff in Kelowna Springs Golf Course rezoning challenge. Ran in 2022. Priorities: protect greenspace, agricultural land, trees and water; improve transit; proactive bylaw enforcement and community safety; responsible growth and fiscal discipline.
Les Bellamy ★
Owner of Bellamy Homes (custom home builder). Long-time Kelowna resident. Priorities: public safety and disorder (stronger enforcement + provincial advocacy); reduce housing construction costs (development charges, timelines); responsible growth and infrastructure planning. Emphasizes practical, risk-aware business decision-making.
Chris Bocskei
Long-time Rutland resident and business owner (painter); lived experience with youth homelessness and addiction. Community cleanups (Mill Creek), youth sports, Salvation Army. Priorities: Rutland equity / “civic inequality”; complex care for homelessness; public safety; infrastructure; affordable housing. Previous candidate.
Doris Maria Bregolisse
Former Global Okanagan/CHBC news anchor, reporter and producer (17 years); radio and print journalist; now REALTOR® with Macdonald Realty. 34-year Kelowna resident, mother and widow. Volunteer with United Way, Crime Stoppers and parish social justice. Late entrant. Pledges accessibility, advocacy, integrity and a mentorship program for women (“Take My Job — Please!”).
Nikki Renee Csek
Founder/CEO of Csek Creative and NowMedia Group (parent of KelownaNow); past Kelowna Chamber of Commerce president and Downtown Kelowna Association director. Priorities: citizen-centred decisions, public safety, responsible tax use, wildfire readiness, infrastructure that keeps pace with growth. Emphasizes listening and bringing people together.
Greg Dahms
Realtor and local business owner; parent. Ran unsuccessfully in 2018 and 2022. Motto: “Less Politics. More Common Sense.” Priorities: safety & security, economic growth/support for local business, infrastructure maintenance and upgrades, housing affordability and cost of living. Stresses practical, transparent, fiscally realistic decisions (“we can’t afford everything”).
Todd Christopher Daniels
Owner of Gallery Streetwear (downtown Bernard Avenue). Rose to prominence speaking out about repeat property crime and vandalism affecting businesses. Late entrant. Focuses on public safety, the gap between City Hall decisions and street-level impacts, and bringing everyday business experience to council.
Maxine DeHart ★
Multi-term incumbent councillor (first elected ~2011). Hotel industry (Ramada Director of Sales) and local business columnist. Priorities: safer streets (RCMP/Bylaw collaboration), attainable housing, support for businesses of all sizes, economic growth and diversification. Emphasizes experience, accessibility and listening to residents.
Indy Dhial ★
Small business owner (TGP Kids childcare centres) and early childhood educator (ECE BC award winner). Raised in Kelowna; leads multiple community groups (sports, cultural, Rutland business and youth associations). Priorities: public safety, economic growth, housing & infrastructure, connected neighbourhoods, transparent government and community engagement.
Crystal Dougan
Owner of Little Hobo Soup & Sandwich Shop (15 years); former social worker with high-risk youth and families (Arc Programs). Downtown Kelowna Association executive board member; supports Meals on Wheels and KGH Foundation. Slogan: “Listen. Care. Act.” Priorities: compassion with accountability, affordability, safer streets, local business, responsible growth, and a City Hall that listens.
Tim Down
Owner of PacWest Commercial Real Estate Advisors; nearly 40 years in real estate, appraisal, assessment, taxation and corporate advisory. Former Terrace city councillor. Emphasizes evidence-based decisions, managing growth while keeping the city safe, affordable and financially strong, and maximizing taxpayer value.
Julia Fraser
15-year Central Okanagan school trustee (former Board Chair, current Finance & Planning Chair); 30 years B2B sales (hotel chain regional sales manager). UBC Economics background. Priorities: responsible growth, attainable housing, public safety, fiscal responsibility, livability, and collaborative leadership. Breast cancer survivor.
Daniel Gordon Fritter
Campaign website exists (fritterforkelowna.ca). Limited additional public biographical or platform details available beyond nomination.
Bal Grewal
Lawyer and business owner. Ran in 2022 (finished ~14th). Priorities: accountable and transparent governance, smart development and housing solutions, safer and more connected communities, inclusive leadership. Analytical approach from law and real estate background.
King James III
Late entrant. Extremely limited public information available beyond official nomination.
Hamid Khajavi
Kelowna-born and raised; realtor (RE/MAX) and custom home builder (Pars Custom Homes). Business degree from UBC Okanagan; past involvement with BC Conservative Party organizational roles. Priorities: public safety, responsible housing and development, infrastructure that keeps up, support for locals and businesses. Business-minded, practical approach.
Kevin Aaron Kraft
Current RDCO East Electoral Area Director; educator, farmer, former firefighter, small business owner. Previous Independent MLA candidate (2024). Focus: responsible growth, families and community, protecting Kelowna’s long-term future for the next generation.
Davis Kyle ★
Youngest candidate (~28–29); procurement and contract specialist. Founded Strong Towns Kelowna; former RDCO Planning Advisory Committee vice-chair; past Kelowna Cycling Coalition president (helped create city bike valet). Priorities: housing affordability (zoning, permitting, DCCs), quality of life (infrastructure, urban forestry, recreation), and accountability.
Gord Lovegrove
First-term incumbent; UBC Okanagan professor (civil/sustainable engineering and transport). Data-driven focus on technology/AI efficiency, affordable housing innovation, clean tech, and Okanagan electric passenger rail. Higher expense claims noted for regional conferences.
Teresa May
Limited public information available beyond official nomination.
Trevor McAleese
Lifelong Okanagan resident; independent video game developer; business degree (UBC Okanagan/Okanagan College); former BC Ministry of Finance work; previous NDP federal candidate. Active on social media. Priorities: cost of living and economic opportunity for everyday residents; prioritizes people over property developers; criticizes rubber-stamp council culture. Member of Kelowna Tree Protectors and Okanagan Transit Alliance.
Randy Millis
Multimedia journalist, advocate and longtime resident; background in journalism, radio, IT, community/shelter support and small consulting business. Late entrant. Priorities: more attainable/accessible housing, accessibility (sidewalks, transit), homelessness prevention, community resilience to disasters, and transparent City Hall decision-making. Wants “a city people can afford, access and belong in.”
H. Morales
Part of the BRACE for Change informal slate (with Rathwell, Severin, Wilkinson). Shared platform: safer streets with real enforcement against repeat offenders, accountability and transparency at City Hall, support for small business and working families.
Brian James Pinter
Emphasizes “common sense” practical leadership. Priorities: fiscal responsibility with taxpayer dollars, collaboration with other levels of government, safer streets, and programs to help new homeowners.
JC Rathwell
Businessman (property/home-finding services; past car-rental issues with the city); previous candidate. Part of BRACE for Change slate. Focus: safer streets, accountability, small-business support and common-sense decision-making.
Brady Rogers
Entrepreneur and former robotic automation engineer; co-founder of The Rogerie (turns recovered plastic waste into products). Social-media active on local issues (e.g., Hotel Eldorado boardwalk access). Campaign built around asking good questions rather than easy answers; focuses on growth benefits for ordinary residents, development paying its infrastructure share, and public transit/affordability.
Brian Rogers
Late entrant. Extremely limited public information available beyond official nomination.
Mike Rose
Late entrant. Extremely limited public information available beyond official nomination.
Todd Robert Sanderson
Chartered accountant (35+ years); former Kelowna Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Kelowna Association president; founded Uptown Rutland Business Association; City external audit experience. Priorities: rebuild transparency and public trust, housing affordability and responsible growth, traffic/infrastructure, homelessness and community safety, fiscal accountability.
Corey Severin
Owner of Kelowna Sea-Doo Rentals. Part of BRACE for Change slate. Emphasizes a results-focused approach based on facts, listening, responsible spending and delivering practical outcomes.
Mohini Singh ★
Four-term incumbent councillor (seeking fifth). Former CHBC-TV reporter. Priorities: continuity and institutional knowledge amid turnover, progressive/inclusive growth, front-line safety investments (police and firefighters), practical housing that fits neighbourhoods, and careful stewardship of tax dollars.
Glendon Charles Smedley
Late entrant. Extremely limited public information available beyond official nomination.
Silverado Brooks Socrates
Associated with okanagangold.net. Late entrant. Extremely limited public information available beyond official nomination.
Laura Thurnheer ★
Lifelong Kelowna resident; former Okanagan College associate dean; past BC Chamber of Commerce chair; business owner (Swiss Skid Steer Solutions & Turn Here Solutions). Strong leadership, business, education and governance experience. Practical, community-rooted approach.
Lee-Ann Tiede ★
School trustee (SD23) for approximately 12 years. Priorities: affordability, support for local business and agriculture, protection of natural spaces, and thoughtful growth so families can remain long-term. Past loose connection to ParentsVoiceBC noted in some coverage.
Rick Webber ★
Incumbent councillor. Focuses on continuing the momentum of major infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, recreation facilities, airport, fire halls) and strengthened public safety resources during a period of rapid growth.
Rob Wilkinson
Health-care worker. Part of the BRACE for Change informal slate. Shared focus on safer streets, City Hall accountability/transparency, and support for small business and working families.