A former candidate for council from Merritt, Jay Barley, has been disqualified from running in the next municipal election for his failure to provide financial disclosure as part of his campaign in October 2022.
Former City Councillor and 2022 mayoral candidate, Tony Luck, filed a petition to the Supreme Court of British Columbia seeking that the City of Merritt’s 2022 local election be declared invalid in an attempt to challenge the City’s allegedly unfair and improper election processes.
Meritt’s new Mayor and Council were sworn in on Tuesday night, taking their oath of office during a ceremony and inaugural council meeting at City Hall.
The race for the office of Mayor in the City of Merritt has come to an end, with former City Councillor Mike Goetz defeating the incumbent Mayor, Linda Brown, and securing a four year mandate in City Hall.
Merritt City Council will see five new faces pull up a seat at the table starting November 1, when the new council made up of Dana Egan, Paul Petroczi, Wendy Charney, incumbent Adam Etchart, Manuel Olguin, and Claire Newman is sworn in.
Residents of the District of Logan Lake headed to the polls on Saturday, October 15, to elect a new council, and to cast a vote for Mayor for the first time since 2008.
Dana Egan, Paul Petroczi, Wendy Charney, Adam Etchart, Manuel Olguin, and Claire Newman make up Merritt’s new City Council.
John Chenoweth, Justin Jepsen, and Gordon Swan are elected to a four year term on SD58’s Board of Education.
Mike Goetz in now Mayor-elect, defeating incumbent Linda Brown for the top spot at City Hall.
This week, the eighteen candidates for Council were sent their final question, regarding the mitigation of conflict within City Council.
This week, the four candidates for Mayor answered their final weekly question, regarding the unity of city council.
If successful, you will be in a position to determine policies that impact the residents of the entire city – not just the vocal few who shout the loudest, not just the influential few, not just the most eloquent, not just your friends. Your decisions impact the entire community.
With the announcement of a one-time $60 million grant for school districts to “expand school meal programs” last month, the Coalition for Healthy School Food is calling on School Trustee candidates to commit to healthy, universal school food programs
This week, the candidates for School Trustee were sent their final question, regarding the district’s budgeting process.
The Merritt Civic Centre lived up to its name on Monday night, with 20 candidates for both Mayor and Merritt City Council presenting their platforms and fielding community submitted questions from moderators at the Chamber’s All Candidates Forum.
The Herald sent out some questions to the four candidates running for Mayor: Mike Bhangu, Tony Luck, Mike Goetz, and Linda Brown.
This week, the candidates for School Trustee were sent a question regarding SOGI programming in B.C.
This week, the four candidates for Mayor answered a question regarding support for the city’s homeless.
This week, the eighteen candidates for Council were sent a question regarding the flood mitigation options presented to City Council in June 2022.
Eligible voters will soon head to the polls in a historic election for the City of Merritt, marking their ballots and selecting their local government ‘dream team.’
