NOTICE OF NOMINATION: 2026 School Trustee Elections
Public Notice is given to the electors of the Trustee Electoral Areas of School District No. 73 within the City of Kamloops and Thompson-Nicola Regional District for school trustee election nominations.
The next General Local Election for school trustees of the Board of Education of School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) will be held on October 17, 2026. School trustees are elected for a four-year term, and elections occur at the same time as the municipal elections.
Candidate Information and Nomination Packages for Trustee Electoral Area 1 – City of Kamloops are available at Kamloops.ca/election.
Candidate Information and Nomination Packages for Trustee Electoral Areas 2-5 – Thompson-Nicola Regional District are available digitally sd73.bc.ca/2026-school-trustee-elections.
Trustee Electoral Areas Information & Nomination Package Pick-Up Locations:
| AREA 1 – Five (5) Trustees |
| Kamloops, being the City of Kamloops as defined in British Columbia Gazette dated April 22, 1979. |
Starting August 14, 2026, Nomination Information Packages and Forms are available at: City Hall, 7 Victoria Street West, Kamloops, BC |
| Campaign Expense Limit: $41,905.39 |
| AREA 2 – One (1) Trustee |
| North Thompson, being Electoral areas a and b of Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated December 6, 1984, and including therein all lands; foreshore or land covered by water lying within the corporate limits of any city, district, town or village municipality. |
Starting August 14, 2026, Nomination Information Packages and Forms are available at: District of Clearwater, 209 Dutch Lake Rd, Clearwater, BC |
| Campaign Expense Limit: $6,161.89 |
| AREA 3 – One (1) Trustee |
| Barriere-Little Fort, being Electoral Area O of Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated December 6, 1984, and including therein all lands, foreshore or land covered by water lying within the corporate limits of any city, district, town or village municipality. |
Starting August 14, 2026, Nomination Information Packages and Forms are available at: District of Barriere, 4936 Barriere Town Road, Barriere, BC |
| Campaign Expense Limit: $6,161.89 |
| AREA 4 – One (1) Trustee |
| Chase, being Electoral Area L and P of Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated December 6, 1984, and including therein all lands, foreshore or land covered by water lying within the corporate limits of any city, district, town or village municipality. |
Starting August 14, 2026, Nomination Information Packages and Forms are available at: Village of Chase, 826 Okanagan Avenue, Chase, BC Sun Peaks Mountain Resort Municipality, 106 - 3270 Village Way, Sun Peaks, BC |
| Campaign Expense Limit: $10,065.82 |
| AREA 5 – One (1) Trustee |
| Logan Lake, being Electoral Area J of Thompson-Nicola Regional District (TNRD) as defined in the British Columbia Gazette dated February 7, 1991, and including therein all lands, foreshore or land covered by water lying within the corporate limits of any city, district, town or village municipality. |
Starting August 14, 2026, Nomination Information Packages and Forms are available at: District of Logan Lake, 1 Opal Drive, Logan Lake, BC |
| Campaign Expense Limit: $6,161.89 |
Submitting Nomination Packages and Forms:
For information about submitting nomination documents for Trustee Electoral Area 1 – City of Kamloops, please visit Kamloops.ca/election.
Completed nomination documents for Trustee Electoral Areas 2-5 must be submitted to Chief Election Officer, Kim Morris or Deputy Chief Election Officer, Rianne Jeeves for review and acceptance between 9:00 AM on September 1, 2026 and 4:00 PM on September 11, 2026.
To make an appointment to have your documentation reviewed in person or by video conference, please contact 250-319-4256. Nomination documents may be submitted by one of the following means:
- In person (by appointment as scheduled above) at the School Board Office at 1383 9th Avenue, Kamloops, BC
- By email to elections2026@sd73.bc.ca
- By fax to 250-372-1183, Attention: Kim Morris/Rianne Jeeves
Candidates must provide one piece of primary identification and one secondary piece of identification during their review appointment, whether in person or by video conference.
It is recommended that nomination packages be submitted in advance of the deadline to ensure adequate time for review and correction of errors, if any.
Qualifications for Office:
A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a school trustee if they meet the following criteria:
- Canadian citizen
- 18 years of age or older on general voting day October 17, 2026
- Resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed
- Not disqualified under the School Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding office as a trustee, or be otherwise disqualified by law
For further information, please contact:
Kim Morris, Chief Election Officer
Email: Elections2026@sd73.bc.ca
Phone: 250-214-5209
Fax: 250-372-1183
Address: 1383 9th Avenue, Kamloops, BC V2C 3X7
