2026 School Trustee Elections: Declaration of Election (Area 2–5)

Board of Education |

Form No. 8-11 

School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson)

DECLARATION OF ELECTION BY VOTING

I, Kim Morris, Chief Election Officer for School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), do hereby declare, pursuant to section 98 of the Local Government Act, that an election by voting is to be held for the following offices: 

Office of School Trustee 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) – One (1) to be elected. 

The candidates for the office of School Trustee are: 

Name on BallotMailing Address
Lee OnslowBox 161, 838 Main Street, Blue River, BC, V0E 1J0
Shelley Sim336 Schmidt Road, Clearwater, BC, V0E 1N2

Office of School Trustee 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) – One (1) to be elected. 

The candidates for the office of School Trustee are: 

Name on BallotMailing Address
Marie McGivern8 Jade Court, Logan Lake, BC, V0K 1W0 
Cara McKelvey 
6507 Buie Street, Savona, BC, V0K 2J0Marie McGivern


DECLARATION OF ELECTION BY ACCLAMATION

I, Kim Morris, Chief Election Officer for School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson), do hereby declare, pursuant to section 98 of the Local Government Act, the following candidate(s) elected by acclamation: 

Office of School Trustee 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

BRONWEN BIRD
261 Oriole Way
Barriere, BC  V0E 1E0

Office of School Trustee 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 

DIANE JULES
Box 342
Chase, BC  V0E 1M0

Given under my hand at Kamloops, British Columbia, this 21st day of September, 2026.

Kim Morris
Chief Election Officer