'Trump-style' or 'progressive-ideas'? Both sides rush to redefine B.C. Conservatives

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• SourceCastanet Kamloops
• Original URLhttps://castanet.net/edition/news-story-632171-3-.htm
• Canonical URLhttps://www.castanet.net/news/BC/632171/-Trump-style-or-progressive-ideas-Both-sides-rush-to-redefine-B-C-Conservatives
• Publish dateSep 23, 2026
• First indexedSep 23, 2026 1:00 pm PDT
• Last checkedSep 23, 2026 1:15 pm PDT
• Current statusavailable (HTTP 200)
• DescriptionBoth sides of British Columbia politics are racing to redefine the B.C. Conservatives, as the province goes to the polls on Oct. 24 in the wake of Kerry-Lynne Findlay's divisive leadership of the official Opposition party.

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• B.C. Conservatives political positioning and ideology debate

• Kamloops & Southern Interior Wildfire Recovery and Preparedness

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• provincial B.C. Conservatives and CentreBC realignment ahead of Oct. 24 election
  Following Kerry-Lynne Findlay's resignation as B.C. Conservative leader, interim leader Lorne Doerkson has welcomed back legislators including Peter Milobar and others from CentreBC, while NDP Leader David Eby and the Conservatives debate framing the party's direction ahead of the snap election.
• provincial First major B.C. snap election poll shows NDP ahead despite voter dissatisfaction
  A Liaison Strategies poll conducted on Sept. 21-22 shows the BC NDP leading the BC Conservatives 41% to 36%, though 50% of respondents say B.C. is heading in the wrong direction.
• provincial Green Party leader Emily Lowan announces candidacy in Victoria riding
  B.C. Green Party Leader Emily Lowan announces she will run in the provincial election in a safe Green riding in Victoria, saying her party could hold the balance of power after Oct. 24.
• provincial Elections BC preparing for Oct. 24 snap election, needs to hire 17,000 staff
  Elections BC is making plans for the Oct. 24 provincial election and needs to hire 17,000 people to deliver the same services as the 2024 election, with initial budget requests of $50 million pending final costs.
• regional Golden, B.C. reverses time zone decision, will follow Mountain daylight time instead of Pacific · indexed on B.C. Conservatives political positioning and ideology debate
  The Town of Golden announced it will continue following Mountain daylight time rather than adopting B.C.'s new year-round Pacific daylight time (PCT), aligning instead with Alberta to consider local impacts and neighbouring jurisdictions.
• regional BC Wildfire Service forecasts dry, warm fall with increased late-season fire risk · indexed on Kamloops & Southern Interior Wildfire Recovery and Preparedness
  The BC Wildfire Service released its fall seasonal outlook predicting dry and warmer-than-normal conditions across much of B.C., with drought persisting in the Thompson, Okanagan, and Cariboo regions and a low winter snowpack expected.
• provincial B.C. tourism sector benefits from surge in Chinese visitor flights to Vancouver
  Vancouver International Airport will see 32 weekly flights on nine routes to mainland China in November, up nearly 40% from last November, due to improved Canada-China relations and reinstated approved-destination status.

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