Williams Lake City Councillor Jazmyn Lyons will not seek re-election this October

With just over 4 months before voters go to the polls in October 2026 to elect a new Williams Lake Mayor/six City Councillors for the elected term of 2026-2030 -- 1st term Williams Lake City Councillor Jazmyn Lyons announced this past weekend on her Facebook page that she will not seek a 2nd term on Williams Lake City Council this October - more here

This follows a similar announcement earlier this month from her Williams Lake City Council colleague, Joan Flaspohler, who announced that she too won't seek re-election to Williams Lake City Council this October - more here

Williams Lake City Councillors Angie Delainey, Sheila Boehm, Micheal Moses, Scott Nelson and Williams Lake Mayor Surinderpal Rathor have not yet publicly declared their re-election plans for this October but many of them are expected to do so in the next little while....

For those in the Williams Lake area -- there is the upcoming candidate workshop co-sponsored by the City of Williams Lake/Cariboo Regional District being facilitated by former Golden, BC Mayor Christina Benty on Monday, June 22, 2026 from 4-7pm in Williams Lake Council Chambers (450 Mart St, Williams Lake) for those interested either in BC Local Government in general or those interested in running for Williams Lake Mayor/City Councillor or Cariboo RD Electoral Areas D,E,F,J,K Directors' this October - more details here

British Columbia voters (including those in Williams Lake) head to the polls on Saturday, October 17th, 2026 to elect new Mayors, Councillors, Electoral Area Directors and School Trustees for a new 4 year elected term of November 2026 - October 2030....