CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL
Mohini Singh
Councillor since 2011 and former journalist seeking re-election on housing, safety, agriculture and environmental protection.
Nomination checked September 28, 2026. Earlier platform and record research: September 8, 2026. Recent statements show their own review dates.
Experience & background
Councillor since 2011; announced re-election August 2026. [96][3]
Her campaign describes 22 years reporting for CHBC and CBC and founding East Meets West Children’s Foundation in 2008. [97]
The March 2023 RDCO minutes document service as a Kelowna regional director. This is dated regional service, not a claim about the current board’s composition. [14]
Her campaign lists volunteer work with the Kelowna Women’s Shelter, MS Society, regional cancer centre and university scholarship fundraising. It also identifies her as host of the community podcast Chai and Chat with Mohini. [97]
Issue positions
Campaign proposals are attributed positions. A blank area is an information gap, never an assumed vote against an issue.
Housing & growth
Supports rental and family-sized homes that fit neighbourhoods and opposes towers she considers out of scale. [97]
Safety & homelessness
Supports additional police officers and firefighters, linking staffing to community safety. [97]
Transportation
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Taxes & spending
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Business & jobs
Prioritizes the local economy and agriculture, including housing for seasonal farm workers. [97]
Accountability
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Climate, land & water
Campaigns on protecting Okanagan Lake, Agricultural Land Reserve land and natural areas. [97]
Community & services
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Recent public statements
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
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How to read these statements
Voting record
Selected decisions, not a complete voting history. Follow each record for the full motion. Historical votes do not automatically establish current views.
Selected city and regional decisions checked against publicly posted draft minutes, with that status shown on each highlight. This is not a complete record since 2011. Other campaign vote claims are not presented as independently verified decisions.
Study electoral reform and prepare a referendum question
Kelowna council
Item 5.2 proposed consultation on at-large, ward, hybrid and ranked-ballot options, plus a conditional 2026 referendum question. This was a bundled study motion, not a vote to implement wards. The published minutes are marked draft.
Outcome: Defeated
Named among the opponents of the bundled study and referendum-preparation motion.
[9]Kelowna Springs land-use and rezoning readings
Kelowna council
Second and third readings of bylaws 12863 and 12864 for part of the golf-course property. These were intermediate readings, not final adoption. The published minutes are marked draft; contemporaneous reporting also identifies the votes.
Outcome: Carried, 5–3; one recusal
Present; minutes name Cannan, Hodge and Lovegrove opposed, with DeHart recused. Support is reconstructed from attendance and the named opponents.
[10][11]2026–2030 financial plan and 2026 tax funding
Kelowna council
Item 6.11 approved the financial plan and tax funding with a stated average net property impact of 4.40%. Individual tax bills can differ. The published minutes are marked draft.
Outcome: Carried; Cannan named opposed
Present; minutes name only Cannan opposed. Support is reconstructed from the minutes.
[12]Support an agricultural-land subdivision referral
RDCO board
The final motion supported application A-22-04 and forwarding it to the Agricultural Land Commission. This referral did not itself authorize subdivision. The published minutes are marked draft.
Outcome: Carried; Singh, Lovegrove, Ireland and Cannan opposed
Named opposed to the final motion supporting the subdivision referral, distinct from the earlier defeated motion.
[14]Business & finances
Public business & professional interests
Public background includes journalism and volunteer charitable leadership through East Meets West Children’s Foundation. Neither role establishes current business ownership or personal wealth; no complete asset disclosure was verified. [97]
Public pay & expenses
The City’s 2025 disclosure reports $57,748 in taxable remuneration and $5,026 in other expenses for this council member. Amounts are Canadian dollars. [120]
These are payments and expenses reported for a specific year. They do not establish an annual salary rate, total household income or personal wealth.
Personal net worth
No reliable, dated net-worth disclosure was verified in the reviewed sources. Business roles, real-estate interests, public remuneration and campaign donations cannot establish personal net worth. Submit information or a correction ↗
Campaign finances
Campaign receipts and expenses are separate from personal wealth. Historical Kelowna campaign filings can be searched at Elections BC. The City lists January 15, 2027 as the 2026 campaign disclosure deadline. [8][2]
Politics & broader policy
Political alignment & party history
Political alignment unknown
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Broader public & foreign policy
Dated personal statements, historical campaigns and organizational positions are distinguished below.
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This collection is selective. It does not claim to capture every interview, speech, social post or position held over a lifetime.
Contact & follow
Public links from the candidate’s campaign or an official directory.
Contact sources · checked September 13, 2026 (City directory base); later checks noted individually; older campaign contacts retain their original source
Campaign-linked accounts are listed as supplied by the campaign or election directory. Links and contact details can change; availability or a reply is not guaranteed.
Research gaps & questions
What still needs an answer
- The campaign announcement preceded the City’s September 18 official candidate declaration.
- No consolidated costing, tax-rate commitment or detailed transport programme verified in the reviewed campaign material.
- The complete municipal voting history and current business or property disclosures have not been reconstructed.
Questions worth asking
Editorial questions, not statements attributed to the candidate.
- How would neighbourhood fit be assessed while meeting demand for affordable homes?
- What service and infrastructure spending would take priority in the next budget?
- How does she explain her votes on the Kelowna Springs land-use changes?
Sources & references
10 relevant sources · original publication and review dates appear below. Nomination checked September 28, 2026. Campaign pages describe what a candidate says; official records establish recorded actions.
Photo: Mohini Singh campaign website
View original image · Checked September 7, 2026. No photographer credit or explicit image reuse licence was found on the campaign page.
- 1City of Kelowna — officially declared 2026 candidates
Official record · Declared September 18, 2026; declaration reviewed October 1, 2026. Campaign-directory links were separately captured September 28, 2026.
kelowna.ca - 96Castanet — Mohini Singh announces council re-election campaign
Reporting · August 31, 2026
castanetkamloops.net - 3City of Kelowna — councillor biographies
Official record · Current council, 2022–2026
kelowna.ca - 97Mohini Singh — campaign biography, priorities and record claims
Campaign · Page undated; checked September 7, 2026
votemohini.ca - 14RDCO draft minutes — agricultural subdivision referral, item 5.2, page 3
Official record · March 30, 2023
pub-rdco.escribemeetings.com - 120City of Kelowna — 2025 Statement of Financial Information, council remuneration (printed page 1)
Official record · Year ended December 31, 2025; published June 2026; reviewed September 8, 2026
kelownapublishing.escribemeetings.com - 9Kelowna council draft minutes — electoral reform, item 5.2, page 3
Official record · October 27, 2025
kelownapublishing.escribemeetings.com - 10Kelowna council draft minutes — Kelowna Springs readings and recusals, page 2
Official record · March 16, 2026
kelownapublishing.escribemeetings.com - 11KelownaNow — named votes on Kelowna Springs rezoning
Reporting · March 16, 2026
kelownanow.com - 12Kelowna — April 20 draft minutes in May 4 agenda, financial plan, printed pages 11–12
Official record · April 20, 2026 minutes
kelownapublishing.escribemeetings.com