CANDIDATE FOR CITY COUNCIL
Rick Webber
Councillor and retired broadcaster emphasizing independence, neighbourhood livability and public safety.
Nomination checked September 28, 2026. Earlier platform and record research: September 8, 2026. Recent statements show their own review dates.
Experience & background
Councillor since 2022, following a 43-year broadcasting career including CHBC/Global Okanagan. [3]
Issue positions
Campaign proposals are attributed positions. A blank area is an information gap, never an assumed vote against an issue.
Housing & growth
Re-election reporting highlights work on tenant displacement protections and neighbourhood impacts. A detailed new 2026 housing programme was not verified. [77]
Safety & homelessness
Supports public-safety investment alongside programmes for vulnerable residents. [77]
Transportation
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Taxes & spending
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Business & jobs
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Accountability
Pledges campaign independence and decision-making based on facts and community impacts. [77]
Climate, land & water
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Community & services
Cites work on construction-hours and tenant protections as part of neighbourhood livability; these actions are reported rather than independently reconstructed here. [77]
Recent public statements
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
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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 votes. A recorded opposition to a particular fee bylaw does not establish opposition to all fees.
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
[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
[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.
[12]Regional 2026–2030 financial plan with Option A reductions
RDCO board
Item 6.1 approved the plan and preparation of its bylaw. A weighted corporate vote; a director headcount is not the vote total.
Outcome: Carried; Cannan, Carson, Glasman and Kraft opposed
Moved motion; present and not named opposed.
[13][16]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
Present; not named opposed on final support motion.
[14]Miscellaneous fees and charges bylaw
Kelowna council
Items 5.7 and 5.8 advanced the new miscellaneous fees bylaw 12794 and gave it three readings.
Outcome: Carried; Deputy Mayor Webber named opposed
[80]Business & finances
Public business & professional interests
Public background is retired broadcasting. In his 2026 announcement, says he will self-fund and accept no donations or industry, party or slate backing. That is a campaign pledge, not an audited filing. [77]
Public pay & expenses
The City’s 2025 disclosure reports $58,783 in taxable remuneration and $310 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.
In a March 2026 interview, argued that declining local media harms communities and emergency communication, and criticized federal policy’s effects on local outlets. [78]
In October 2025, questioned parking reductions for rental developments while expressing reluctance to reject needed housing over parking alone. [79]
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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.
These are City councillor contacts for public-office business. A current campaign website or campaign contact has not yet been verified.
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
- No comprehensive costed 2026 platform or distinct climate commitment verified.
- Campaign self-funding claim should eventually be checked against Elections BC filings.
Questions worth asking
Editorial questions, not statements attributed to the candidate.
- What are his specific housing and transportation priorities for a second term?
- Which federal media-policy changes would he advocate?
Sources & references
14 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: Contributed via Castanet
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- 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 - 77Castanet — Webber announces re-election bid
Reporting · June 16, 2026
castanetkamloops.net - 3City of Kelowna — councillor biographies
Official record · Current council, 2022–2026
kelowna.ca - 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 - 78KelownaNow — Webber interview on local media policy
Reporting · March 17, 2026
kelownanow.com - 79Okanagan Edge — Webber on rental housing and parking
Reporting · October 7, 2025
okanaganedge.net - 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 - 13RDCO minutes — 2026–2030 financial plan, item 6.1, page 4
Official record · February 19, 2026
pub-rdco.escribemeetings.com - 16RDCO — directors and weighted voting
Official record · Current voting structure
rdco.com - 14RDCO draft minutes — agricultural subdivision referral, item 5.2, page 3
Official record · March 30, 2023
pub-rdco.escribemeetings.com - 80Kelowna council minutes — miscellaneous fees, items 5.7–5.8
Official record · January 12, 2026
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