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Plan your vote in Lake CountryOctober 17, 2026 · Races, locations, ID and deadlinesView plan
1. Confirm your races
Mayor · 1 seat
Council — at large · 2 seats
Council — Carr’s Landing · 1 seat
Council — Okanagan Centre · 1 seat
Council — Oyama · 1 seat
Council — Winfield · 1 seat
SD23 — Zone I trustee · 1 seat
One shared SD23 Zone I trustee race serves Lake Country and Central Okanagan East. The September 21 RDCO notice confirms Sean Sookochoff and Wilbur Turner on the ballot. Jennifer Miles appeared in the earlier nomination declaration but is absent from this final notice; no reason is inferred. These community listings show the same candidacies, not additional seats.
Your address and eligibility determine which races apply. Confirm rural, trustee and any special-service boundaries with the election office.
Council has two at-large seats and one seat in each of four wards. Choose the ward where you are eligible; the ward races are separate.
The SD23 Zone I trustee represents Lake Country and Central Okanagan East.
2. Choose when and where
General voting: October 17, 2026. Confirm the location and its hours before travelling.
Advance voting: October 7 and 13, 8 a.m.–8 p.m., Municipal Hall.
General-day locations, individual opening hours and mail-ballot deadlines are not fully verified in this plan. Use the official source below or contact the election office.
3. Check ID and access
Check the official identification requirements for your registration and residency situation. Ask the election office about accessible entrances, assistance or special voting arrangements you need.
Source checked September 28, 2026. This plan needs no account and stores no personal information. Confirm changes with the election office.
Voting questions for Lake Country
Plain-language voter FAQ
General B.C. local-election rules, with voting information for Lake Country. Confirm your circumstances with the election office.
Who can vote as a resident?
You must be a Canadian citizen, 18 by general voting day, resident in B.C. for six months before registration, resident in the municipality or electoral area, and not legally disqualified. Renting does not exclude you.
For resident registration at voting, bring two documents proving identity and residence; one must have your signature. If they do not establish residence, a solemn declaration can establish it. Confirm accepted documents locally.
Are official voter guides available in other languages?
The Province of British Columbia publishes its local-election voter guide in Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, English, Farsi, French, Korean and Punjabi. These links open the Province’s PDFs. Confirm local voting arrangements with your election office. Automatic browser translations of this website are not official translations.
Province of British Columbia resource listing. Links and publisher labels checked September 19, 2026. The guide links these files unchanged; it has not independently reviewed every translation.
Which school-trustee area applies to me?
Use the race and boundary notes for Lake Country below. Confirm your electoral area with the election office; choosing a community in this guide does not establish eligibility.
One shared SD23 Zone I trustee race serves Lake Country and Central Okanagan East. The September 21 RDCO notice confirms Sean Sookochoff and Wilbur Turner on the ballot. Jennifer Miles appeared in the earlier nomination declaration but is absent from this final notice; no reason is inferred. These community listings show the same candidacies, not additional seats.
Council has two at-large seats and one seat in each of four wards. Choose the ward where you are eligible; the ward races are separate.
The SD23 Zone I trustee represents Lake Country and Central Okanagan East.
Is this guide an official ballot? Do I need an account?
No. This is an independent research guide. Saving, comparing or sharing choices here does not cast a vote or register you to vote. Reading these answers needs no account, address or identification documents. Do not enter personal information in the search box.
General rules checked September 19, 2026 against the Act current to September 15. Community source last checked September 28, 2026. Local arrangements and trustee eligibility need confirmation with the election office.
THE PEOPLE RUNNING
Explore the candidates
Choose a race, open a profile and compare the available evidence. Missing research does not establish a candidate’s views.
For fairness, candidates are shown in a random order within each office. The order changes each time you refresh the page.
Mayor 3 candidates
Mayor
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Blair Ireland
Listed nomination · checked September 28, 2026
Blair Ireland is listed as a candidate for mayor in Lake Country. A fuller background and policy summary is still being researched.
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
Accountability and infrastructure · Campaign website
Proposes an annual City Hall report card, a staffing and spending review that protects frontline services, and a public infrastructure-priority plan with costs and timelines. Supports housing choices tied to servicing capacity and simpler business permits.
Published: 2026 campaign; page undated. Reviewed: October 8, 2026.
Campaign commitments; no implementation cost or approved project is established.
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Priscila Brunetto
Listed nomination · checked September 28, 2026
Priscila Brunetto is running for Lake Country mayor with a background in electrical engineering and process improvement.
3 reviewed public statements
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Get to know the candidate
Her updated biography on the District’s candidate directory describes fifteen years of process-engineering experience, a Project Management Professional designation and a senior management role in manufacturing. These are candidate-supplied biographical claims published by the election office.
She identifies protecting lakes and orchards, getting ahead of sewer and road needs, and improving municipal operations as campaign priorities. The directory does not set out project costs or a detailed implementation timetable.
OCP delivery and public progress · Campaign website
Proposes funded projects, clear timelines and regular progress reports to carry out the Official Community Plan. Would improve District processes and explain decisions, timelines and reasons in plain language.
Published: 2026 campaign; page undated. Reviewed: October 8, 2026.
Promises for future delivery; no completed projects or measurable outcomes are assumed.
Prioritizes protecting lakes, orchards and community character; planning sewer, road and water infrastructure before bottlenecks; and implementing the Official Community Plan. Pledges to listen in all four wards and explain trade-offs in public spending.
Published: 2026 campaign; page undated. Reviewed: September 13, 2026.
Rodi Gorrell is running for an at-large seat on Lake Country council, emphasizing fiscal responsibility and the community’s natural character.
Issue-position research in progress
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Get to know the candidate
His candidate biography in the District’s election directory describes a career as a golf-course superintendent, with experience managing budgets, working with government agencies, leading teams and maintaining green spaces. He identifies careful municipal decisions and preserving local natural beauty as priorities. These are candidate-reported experience and commitments.
View original image · Checked September 15, 2026. Official election-directory portrait associated with his named biography. No image-specific reuse licence or photographer credit stated. Original file preserved unchanged. 2026 election directory portrait; photograph capture date is not stated.
Where they stand
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
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Tyler Kraushar
Listed nomination · checked September 28, 2026
Tyler Kraushar is listed as a candidate for council — at large in Lake Country. Read the reviewed campaign statements below for their stated priorities.
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Michael Lewis
Listed nomination · checked September 28, 2026
Michael Lewis is listed as a candidate for council — at large in Lake Country. Read the reviewed campaign statements below for their stated priorities.
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
Service preservation and tax base · Campaign website
Opposes reducing services. Supports diversifying the tax base through industrial development, using grants and development charges for strategic investments, and keeping borrowing under control.
Published: September 8, 2026; modified September 20, 2026 (page metadata, Pacific). Reviewed: October 8, 2026.
Campaign proposals; claimed financial performance is not independently audited.
Drinking water, wastewater and roads · Campaign website
Prioritizes a drinking-water treatment plant, a permanent wastewater solution, improvements to Beaver Lake and Glenmore roads, and continued road maintenance and repair.
Published: September 8, 2026; modified September 20, 2026 (page metadata, Pacific). Reviewed: October 8, 2026.
Future infrastructure priorities; no funding or delivery date is promised.
Public engagement and Council conduct · Campaign website
Calls for meaningful engagement on major plans, especially the Official Community Plan, and fact-based decisions with respectful discussion and adherence to Council procedures.
Published: September 8, 2026; modified September 20, 2026 (page metadata, Pacific). Reviewed: October 8, 2026.
A governance commitment; campaign descriptions of hearing rules are not legal guidance.
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
Infrastructure & engagement · Campaign website
His older campaign platform proposes filling sidewalk gaps on major routes, extending transit to new development, simpler small-project permit guidance and short council updates on social media.
Published: Older campaign material: contains October 2022 Q&A. Reviewed: September 15, 2026.
The reviewed page includes 2022 campaign material. These proposals are historical; current endorsement has not been independently reconfirmed.
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Ian Scromeda
Listed nomination · checked September 28, 2026
Ian Scromeda is listed as a candidate for council — carr’s landing in Lake Country. Read the reviewed campaign statements below for their stated priorities.
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
Road maintenance and pathways · Campaign website
Proposes scheduled ditch and culvert maintenance, targeted drainage and sightline fixes, and a staged Carr’s Landing Road pathway supported by senior-government funding and development contributions.
Published: 2026 campaign; page undated. Reviewed: October 8, 2026.
A ward proposal; full road reconstruction and funding are not guaranteed.
Fire preparedness and water reporting · Campaign website
Would publish fire-flow repair plans, dates and funding; provide clear evacuation zones and routes before fire season; and support ward-wide FireSmart work with annual reporting.
Published: 2026 campaign; page undated. Reviewed: October 8, 2026.
Campaign commitments; claimed fire losses and infrastructure costs are not established here.
Supports clear signs at public road ends, preserving public access rights when road closures are considered, and seeking a second boat launch to relieve Coral Beach.
Published: 2026 campaign; page undated. Reviewed: October 8, 2026.
Proposed access improvements, subject to Council decisions and approvals.
Business interests & decision-making · Campaign website
Identifies himself as general manager of O’Rourke Family Estate and Peak Cellars, and pledges to declare conflicts and leave decisions touching his employer’s permits, zoning, dock or proposed water-service financing. Proposes publishing water costs and capacity alongside growth plans.
Published: 2026 campaign; page undated. Reviewed: September 13, 2026.
Self-disclosed employment and a prospective recusal pledge. This does not establish an actual future conflict or audited compliance.
One shared SD23 Zone I trustee race serves Lake Country and Central Okanagan East. The September 21 RDCO notice confirms Sean Sookochoff and Wilbur Turner on the ballot. Jennifer Miles appeared in the earlier nomination declaration but is absent from this final notice; no reason is inferred. These community listings show the same candidacies, not additional seats.
Sean Sookochoff is running for the shared SD23 Zone I trustee seat representing Lake Country and Central Okanagan East.
SD23 · Zone I (Lake Country and Central Okanagan East). Candidate-supplied answers are attributed statements, not independently verified outcomes or recorded votes.
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Where they stand
What the candidate has said publicly, with links to the original sources.
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Wilbur Turner
Listed nomination · checked September 22, 2026
One shared SD23 Zone I trustee race serves Lake Country and Central Okanagan East. The September 21 RDCO notice confirms Sean Sookochoff and Wilbur Turner on the ballot. Jennifer Miles appeared in the earlier nomination declaration but is absent from this final notice; no reason is inferred. These community listings show the same candidacies, not additional seats.
Wilbur Turner is listed as a candidate for sd23 — zone i trustee in Lake Country. Read the reviewed campaign statements below for their stated priorities.
Education, inclusion & school governance · Campaign website
Supports evidence-based teaching, classroom supports and accountability for student progress; student safety and inclusion; transparent budgets focused on classrooms; parent advisory input; and implementation of local education and reconciliation agreements. Describes the trustee as one collaborative voice on the board.
Published: 2026 campaign; page undated. Reviewed: September 13, 2026.
