2026 School Trustee Elections: Declaration of Candidates

LGA s. 97 VC s. 46 Form No. 8-8

School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)
DECLARATION OF CANDIDATES
(Close of Nomination Period)

I, Kim Morris, Chief Election Officer for School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), do hereby declare, pursuant to section 97 of the Local Government Act [section 46 of the Vancouver Charter], the following persons as candidates in the 2026 General School Election: 

Candidates for the offices of School Trustee: 

Name on Ballot

Mailing Address

School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) Electoral Area

Lee Onslow

Box 161
 838 Main Street
 Blue River, BC
 V0E 1J0

Area 2 – North Thompson, being Electoral Areas A and B of Thompson-Nicola Regional District as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated December 6, 1984 
 (including the communities of Clearwater, Blue River, Vavenby, and Avola)

Shelley Sim

336 Schmidt Road
 Clearwater, BC 
 V0E 1N2

Area 2 – North Thompson, being Electoral Areas A and B of Thompson-Nicola Regional District as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated December 6, 1984 
 (including the communities of Clearwater, Blue River, Vavenby, and Avola)

Bronwen Bird

261 Oriole Way
 Barriere, BC
 V0E 1E0

Area 3 – Barriere-Little Fort, being Electoral Area O of Thompson-Nicola Regional District as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated December 6, 1984 
 (including the communities of Barriere, Little Fort, Louis Creek, Chu Chua, and Darfield)

Diane Jules

Box 342
 Chase, BC
 V0E 1M0

Area 4 – Chase, being Electoral Areas L and P of Thompson-Nicola Regional District as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated December 6, 1984 
 (including the communities of Sun Rivers, Heffley Creek, Rayleigh, Chase and Sun Peaks)

Cara McKelvey

6507 Buie Street
 Savona, BC
 V0K 2J0

Area 5 – Logan Lake, being Electoral Area J of Thompson-Nicola Regional District as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated February 7, 1991 
 (including the communities of Savona, Lac Le Jeune, Tobiano, Cherry Creek, Paska Lake, and the District of Logan Lake)

Marie McGivern

8 Jade Court
 Logan Lake, BC
 V0K 1W0

Area 5 – Logan Lake, being Electoral Area J of Thompson-Nicola Regional District as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated February 7, 1991 
 (including the communities of Savona, Lac Le Jeune, Tobiano, Cherry Creek, Paska Lake, and the District of Logan Lake)

Given under my hand at Kamloops, British Columbia, this 11th day of September, 2026. 

Kim Morris
Chief Election Officer