15,794
eligible voters 2026
20
certified candidates
4
incumbents running
Mayor
| ALAN HARRISON Incumbent | 🔎 |
| DANIEL BARDY | 🔎 |
Councillor
| AARON CANART | 🔎 |
| ADAM MEIKLE | 🔎 |
| ANTHONY McLEAN | 🔎 |
| DAVID GONELLA Incumbent | 🔎 |
| DEBBIE CANNON Incumbent | website 🔎 “I always wanted our community to host a big sporting event and my team was successful with our bid to host the 2024 BC 55+ games.” — from their campaign site |
| DRAYSON NETZELWOOD | website 🔎 “Netzelwood for City Council Safe Community Proposal Efficient Governance Proposal Beautiful City Proposal DRAYSON NETZELWOOD SALMON ARM CITY COUNCIL · 2026 GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS Safe communities.” — from their campaign site |
| IAN GRAY | website 🔎 “I believe he will be a strong councillor.” “I’ve known Ian since he moved to Salmon Arm in 2013, and he has always been deeply involved in our community, generously giving his time and support.” — from their campaign site |
| JO McDERMOTT | 🔎 |
| KARI TOLIVER WILKINSON | website 🔎 “I believe this experience has prepared me to serve on Council—and I’m ready to bring my community connections, practical perspective and commitment to Salmon Arm to the table.” — from their campaign site |
| LOUISE WALLACE RICHMOND Incumbent | website 🔎 |
| MARIANNE VANBUSKIRK | 🔎 |
| MORGAN TURLAND | website 🔎 |
| OWEN MADDEN | 🔎 |
| RIVER GRABOWSKY | 🔎 |
| ROBIN WIENS | 🔎 |
| SCOTT SYME | 🔎 |
| SHELLEY DESAUTELS | website 🔎 “Shelley Desautels for Salmon Arm City Council Skip to content ELECT SHELLEY DESAUTELS for CITY COUNCIL STRONG BUSINESS | RESPONSIBLE GROWTH | SAFE COMMUNITY WHY I AM RUNNING I am putting my name forward for city council because I believe who sits at the Council table matters.” — from their campaign site |
| VIC HAMILTON | 🔎 |
🗞 On the radar — local coverage
- MUNICIPAL ELECTION: Salmon Arm candidates address city’s approach to homlessness
- For Salmon Arm voters, recreation facilities are a key municipal election issue
- Currently One Candidate Running in Provincial Salmon Arm-Shuswap
- Fifteen newcomers, three incumbents make up Salmon Arm council field
- Salmon Arm Council Candidates Begin Filing
- Salmon Arm council renews Downtown Business Improvement Area for seven years
- Salmon Arm mourns passing of longtime council member Kevin Flynn
Sources: official candidate listing · provincial registry · municipal website · listing last updated October 15, 2026 02:20 pm