2026 Municipal & Provincial Elections All Candidate Debates
Thursday, Oct 1 Debate
Strathcona Regional Area Director Candidates
Electoral Area A
Gerald Whalley (Acclaimed)
Electoral Area B
Jade Jordan
Sandy Keith
Mark Vonesch
Electoral Area C
Robyn Mawhinney (Acclaimed)
Electoral Area D
Bernadette LaFleur
John Rice
Sunday, Oct 4 Debate
School Board Trustee Candidates
Electoral Area 1
Rachel Balabuch
Hannah Clausen
Kat Eddy
Craig Gillis
Daryl Hagen
Cristi May Sacht
Joyce McMann
Linda Spetch
Christian Stapff
Electoral Area 2
Shannon Briggs (Acclaimed)
Electoral Area 3
Jan Gladish (Acclaimed)
Monday Oct 5 Debate
Mayor Candidates
DAHL, Kermit
SPECK, Andy
Tuesday Oct 6 Debate
Councillor Candidates
CHAPMAN, Douglas
HOWARD, Adam
KOLONSKY, Don
SAMSON, Joëlle
Wednesday Oct 7 Debate
Councillor Candidates
DECAIRE, Shawn
LANYON, Ben
LOWERY, Candice
RUEHLEN, Laird
Thursday Oct 8 Debate
Councillor Candidates
COLVILLE, Brittany
SCHULLER, Lucas
SINNOTT, Susan
STIRLING, Ferris
Friday Oct 16 Debate MLA Candidates – TBA Oct 4
The Campbell River & District Chamber of Commerce, the Campbell River Mirror and the Tidemark Theatre Society are co-hosting a series of debates for all candidates running in the BC Municipal Election on October 17, 2026 and the BC Provincial Election on October 24, 2026.
The public is invited to attend in-person at the Tidemark Theatre — seating is on a first come first serve basis — or watch the LIVE stream on the Tidemark Theatre website — or watch the recording the next day on the Campbell River & District Chamber’s YouTube channel.
NOTE: The public are invited to send their questions to: exdir@crchamber.ca
Doors open at 6:45pm
Debates will run from 7:00 to 9:00pm.
NOTE: OCT 8 debate will run 7:30 to 9:30pm to accommodate a council meeting that evening. Doors will open at 7:15pm
https://elections.bc.ca/local-elections/2026-general-local-elections/
https://elections.bc.ca/2026-provincial-election/
We thank all the individuals considering standing for election and for their courage and commitment to our community — this is democracy in action!