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Kamloops Civic Election 2014: As It Happens
The door to city hall’s council chambers opened at just before 7:30 p.m. Radio NL reporter Angelo Iacobucci is sitting in Peter Milobar’s chair as Jim Harrison and John O’Fee anchor the radio station’s...
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ELECTION 2014: Milobar re-elected; incumbent Dever defeated; turnout at 33%
Peter Milobar easily defended his mayor’s chair in the 2014 Kamloops civic election, garnering 78 per cent of the vote as he cruised to victory. Milobar received 17,006 votes, with challengers Pierre...
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‘People have appreciated': Mayor and council react to election results
Mayor Peter Milobar (left) chats with Ken Christian, who topped the polls in the 28-candidate race for eight councillor seats. Milobar coasted to victory, while Christian finished first for the second...
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It’s a Small world on Kamloops-Thompson board of education
The newest member of the Kamloops-Thompson board of education spent election day defrosting the refrigerator, cleaning up a work table and tossing dead flowers into the garbage. Joe Small, a retired...
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TNRD: Two of three Kamloops-area incumbents re-elected
In the photo: Mel Rothenburger (left), newly elected director for TNRD Area P, chats with Kamloops Mayor Peter Milobar at Milobar’s victory party on Saturday, Nov. 15, at Hotel 540. Allen Douglas...
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Post-election: New rules coming for local election spending in B.C.
Municipal-election campaigns are like mushrooms that pop up every few years, with voters still in the dark about who’s fertilizing them and with how much money. That’s why the B.C. government waited...
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Post-election: Dever says election defeat not a permanent setback
Nelly Dever The only sitting councillor to go down in defeat believes her focus on work not always seen by the public is one reason why she wasn’t re-elected. “I spent the last three years doing a lot...
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Post-election: Newcomers Dudy, Walsh have some ideas for city hall
Dieter Dudy Dieter Dudy has a feeling his booth at the Kamloops Farmers’ Market may need some extra staff next spring and summer. Until now, the Thistle Farms owner could spend his Wednesdays and...
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Post-election: All a-Twitter about social-media election rules
When the clock hit 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, Coun. Arjun Singh was more than ready to hop back online. “Holy, that was hard,” Singh, who was returned to council by more than 10,000 voters, tweeted...
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Comic Kam: Limited issue event comics appeal to wide audience
Some of my favourite comic stories have come from summer event titles published by Marvel and DC comics. Event titles always have a large cast of superheroes and villains, so they’ll appeal to a wide...
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