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2025 Municipal Byelection

Date and Time: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Location: Cleland Theatre, 325 Power Street, Penticton

Doors Open: 5:30pm

Forum Begins at 6:30pm


The Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host an all-candidates forum for those candidates running in the City of Penticton's Byelection scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2025, to elect one Councilor to serve the remainder of Council's four year term.


The forum will focus on key issues important to the local community and is formatted so that every candidate will have an opportunity to answer each question. Due to time-constraints, there will not be rebuttals, follow-up remarks, or open debate amongst the candidates.

2024 Provincial Election

On October 3rd, the Penticton & Wine Country Chamber of Commerce hosted an All Candidates forum for those running in the provincial election to become the MLA for the riding of Penticton Summerland, which included:


  • Bradley Bartsch – BC Green Party 
  • Amelia Boultbee – BC Conservatives 
  • Roger Harrington – Independent 
  • Tina Lee – BC New Democratic Party 
  • Anna Paddon – Independent 
  • Tracy St. Claire – Unaffiliated


View the video on the left to see how the Candidates answered questions centred around the economy, healthcare, housing, climate change, and public safety.

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