School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN AS FOLLOWS:

NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING

An election by voting is to be held to elect one School Trustee, and that the following persons are candidates for each office:

GENERAL VOTING

General Voting Day will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2026 between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm at the following locations:

ADVANCE VOTING

Advance Voting will be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 between 8:00 am to 8:00 pm at the following locations:

SPECIAL VOTING OPPORTUNITY

A Special Voting Opportunity will be held Saturday, October 17, 2026 for qualified electors who are patients or staff of the following locations at the time of voting, as follows:

ELECTOR REGISTRATION

If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the application form available at the voting place and making a declaration that you meet the requirements to be registered as set out below:

RESIDENT ELECTORS:

To register as a resident elector you must:

• be 18 years of age or older on general voting day (October 17, 2026);
• be a Canadian citizen;
• be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
• be a resident of 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) on the day of registration (at time of voting); and
• not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.

NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS:

To register as a non-resident property elector you must:

• be 18 years of age or older on general voting day (October 17, 2026);
• be a Canadian citizen;
• be a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
• be a registered owner of real property in the 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) for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration (at time of voting);
• not be entitled to register as a resident elector; and
• not be disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election or assent voting and not otherwise disqualified by law.

In addition, for non-resident property electors:

• The only persons who are registered owners of the property, either as joint tenants or tenants in common, are individuals who are not holding the property in trust for a corporation or another trust.
• If more than one person is registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

In addition, in order to register at time of voting:

• To register, resident electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.
• To register, non-resident property electors must produce 2 pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners.

CONTACT

Those electors who may require some assistance as a result of physical challenges are invited to contact the Chief Election Officer as soon as possible to facilitate their voting experiences.

Kim Morris

Chief Election Officer and Secretary-Treasurer

School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)

Email: elections2026@exc.sd73.bc.ca

Tel: (250) 374-0679