The local general election for the Regional District of Central Kootenay (RDCK) is less than a month away. The RDCK will hold elections in eight of its 11 electoral areas. Every four years, local general elections are held across British Columbia and include elections for regional district electoral areas, municipal councils, and boards of education. General voting day in the RDCK is Saturday, October 17.
Three RDCK Regional Directors were officially elected by acclamation:
Office of Director of Electoral Area D
Aimee Watson (incumbent)
Office of Director of Electoral Area F
Tom Newell (incumbent)
Office of Director of Electoral Area I
Chris Popoff
The RDCK will hold elections in Electoral Areas A, B, C, E, G, H, J and K. Here are the candidates for each Electoral Area:
Electoral Area A
Forrest Demman
Garry Jackman (incumbent)
Electoral Area B
Roger Tierney (incumbent)
Danny Turner
Electoral Area C
Mike Martel
Kelly Vandenberghe (incumbent)
Electoral Area E
Erin Fitchett
Landon Veregin
Electoral Area G
Anna Bundschuh
Susan Chew
Nathen Rushforth
Electoral Area H
Jae Hamilton
Will Parker
Kevin Shaw
Electoral Area J
Henny Hanegraaf (incumbent)
Gordon Zaitsoff
Electoral Area K
Tina Knooihuizen
Teresa Weatherhead (incumbent)
Declaration of Election by Voting and Acclamation
While the general voting day is Saturday, October 17 (8:00 am to 8:00 pm), there will be advance voting opportunities on Wednesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 14 (Area H only) (8:00 am to 8:00 pm). Click here for the complete list of voting locations for both the general voting day and advance voting day.
The RDCK also has the ability to vote by mail ballot. As a registered voter you may request a ballot up until October 14, 2026. To request a mail order ballot please do so by contacting the Chief Elections Officer at 250.352.8173 or email elections@rdck.bc.ca.
For more information on the 2026 general local election, including voter registration go to www.rdck.bc.ca/elections.
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