TOWN OF OSOYOOS
2026 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION
NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS
PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of the Town of Osoyoos that nominations will be received for the offices of:
Mayor – One (1) to be elected
Councillor – Four (4) to be elected
For a 4 (four) year term November 2026 – November 2030
AND FURTHER PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of Regional District of Okanagan- Similkameen Area A within the areas served by the Osoyoos waterworks systems (known as System 8 and 9) that nominations are required for the offices of:
Water Councillor – Two (2) to be elected
For a 4 (four) year term November 2026 – November 2030
Nominations may be filed with the Chief Election Officer or their delegate, as follows:
By hand, mail or other delivery service:
Town of Osoyoos
8707 Main Street, Box 3010
Osoyoos BC V0H 1V0
By Fax to: 250-495-2400
By Email to: elections@osoyoos.ca
From 9:00 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 to 4:00 pm Friday, September 11, 2026
Excluding Statutory Holidays and Weekends
Nomination documents are available at the Town of Osoyoos, Town Office, 8707 Main Street, Osoyoos, BC, V0H 1V0, between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM Monday through Friday excluding Statutory Holidays, or an electronic version is available at www.osoyoos.ca/council/elections.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE
A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria:
18 years of age or older;
Canadian citizen;
resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed;
not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office.
FURTHER for Water Councillor, a person to be nominated must be a resident in the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen Area A, serviced by the Osoyoos waterworks systems known as System 8 or 9.
CANDIDATE EXPENSE LIMITS
In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2026 general local election, the following expense limits for candidates apply:
Mayor $12,323.78
Councillor $6,161.89
Water Councillor $6,191.89
THIRD PARTY DIRECTED ADVERTISING EXPENSE LIMITS
In accordance with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act, for the 2026 general local elections, the following third party directed advertising expense limits apply:
Mayor $924.28
Councillor $924.28
Water Councillor $924.28
Further information on the nomination process may be obtained by contacting:
Amy Robinson Lauren Oshaski
Chief Election Officer Deputy Chief Election Officer
250.495.6515 I elections@osoyoos.ca
For further information on Candidate Expense Limits and Third Party Directed Advertising Expense Limits, please contact Elections BC.
Toll-free phone: 1-800-661-8683 |Email: electoral.finance@elections.bc.ca
Website: www.elections.bc.ca/