By Diana Skoglund
The next general local election for School Trustees for the Board of Education of School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) will be held on October 15, 2022.
School Trustees are elected for a four-year term and elections occur at the same time as the municipal election. The Board of Education for School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) has nine School Trustees representing the following areas:
Five Trustees from Trustee Electoral Area 1 – Kamloops, being the City of Kamloops; and,
One Trustee for each of the following areas of the Thompson Nicola Regional District:
Trustee Electoral Area 2 – North Thompson, including areas “A” Wells Gray Country and “B” Thompson Headwaters, including the District of Clearwater;
Trustee Electoral Area 3 – Barriere/Little Fort, including area “O” Lower North Thompson, including the District of Barriere;
Trustee Electoral Area 4 – Chase, including areas “L” and “P” Rivers and the Peaks, including Sun Rivers, the Village of Chase and the Mountain Resort Municipality of Sun Peaks, the Little Shuswap Band; and
Trustee Electoral Area 5 – Logan Lake, including area “J” Copper Desert Country, including the District of Logan Lake.
The nomination period runs from 9 a.m. on Aug. 30 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 9. Nominees require two qualified nominators from the electoral area where the nominee is running. Read more here.
For further information on the election process, please contact: David Poulin, Chief Election Officer Phone (Cell): 250-320-3374.
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