School District 73 Trustee Election 2026

Coverage Timeline

1. Nov 4 Grieve, McKelvey acclaimed as SD73 board chair, vice-chair ↗ CFJC Today details
2. Oct 30 SD73 trustee runner-up calls for equitable advance voting access in rural communities ↗ CFJC Today details
3. Oct 29 Sim to continue on as SD73 trustee after lot-drawing in Kamloops court ↗ CFJC Today details
4. Oct 28 The winner of this B.C. school trustee race was decided by random draw ↗ Vancouver Sun details
5. Oct 18 Seven incumbents to join newcomers Manson, Bird on SD73 board ↗ CFJC Today details
6. Oct 10 Week in Review: Week of October 5, 2026 ↗ ↳ In this roundup: School trustee candidates presented their platforms during a forum hosted by DPAC. CFJC Today roundup details
7. Oct 8 Kamloops voters hear from school trustee hopefuls ahead of municipal election ↗ CFJC Today details
8. Oct 2 CIVIC ELECTION – Trustee candidate promises to donate part of earnings ↗ Armchair Mayor details
9. Sep 13 SD73 DPAC to host all-candidates forum for trustee hopefuls ↗ CFJC Today details

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

• Grieve, McKelvey acclaimed as SD73 board chair, vice-chair ↗

  Nov 4, 2026 · details
• SD73 trustee runner-up calls for equitable advance voting access in rural communities ↗

  Oct 30, 2026 · details
• Sim to continue on as SD73 trustee after lot-drawing in Kamloops court ↗

  Oct 28, 2026 · details
• Seven incumbents to join newcomers Manson, Bird on SD73 board ↗

  Oct 17, 2026 · details
• Week in Review: Week of October 5, 2026 ↗

  Oct 10, 2026 · details

  ↳ In this roundup: School trustee candidates presented their platforms during a forum hosted by DPAC.
• Kamloops voters hear from school trustee hopefuls ahead of municipal election ↗

  Oct 7, 2026 · details
• SD73 DPAC to host all-candidates forum for trustee hopefuls ↗

  Sep 13, 2026 · details

Vancouver Sun

• The winner of this B.C. school trustee race was decided by random draw ↗

  Oct 28, 2026 · details

Armchair Mayor

• CIVIC ELECTION – Trustee candidate promises to donate part of earnings ↗

  Oct 2, 2026 · details

Key People, Organizations, and Places

city: Kamloops , Clearwater , Lytton , Blue River , Barriere , Logan Lake

school: School District 73 , Thompson Rivers University

person: Lee Onslow , Shelley Sim , Denise O'Connor , Heather Grieve , Jennifer Thoss , Cara McKelvey , Cole Hickson , Deb Piggin , Jimmy Johal , Jo Kang , John O'Fee , Kathleen Karpuk , Ray Dhaliwal , Rhonda Kershaw , Troylana Manson

government_body: School District 73 , School District 73 Board of Education , School District 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) , School District 73 trustee election

region: North Thompson Valley

organization: School District 73 District Parent Advisory Council , B.C. Interior Community Foundation

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