In Kamloops and Across BC, Many Mayors Ousted
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Well beyond Vancouver — from Surrey and Langley to Prince George and Kamloops — voters have ousted mayors in many of the province’s largest cities. The rejected mayors range from the pragmatic to the controversial, as voters in many B. C. cities chose new leaders
Many races were relatively close. Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s contest was not one of them.
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