Mayor of Vernon ready to work with new provincial government, unsure of changes to investments

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“Really we can make a bunch of assumptions but ultimately at the end of the day we have to wait for them to kind of get in there and get their feet wet for us to actually make any progress and see exactly where that’s going to go.” 

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In the meantime, Gares said she would continue to advocate for Vernon, its residents, and the needs of the community.

Additionally, Kevin Acton, the long-time mayor of Lumby, was elected as the Conservative MLA for Vernon-Lumby in the recent provincial election.

Gares and Acton previously worked together through their roles in their respective municipal governments, and the Mayor said she hoped that relationship carried over into their new positions.

“I’ve had the privilege of working with MLA-Elect Acton for the last eight years, so we’ve already built a lot of collaboration that way, we’ve got a really good working relationship, so I think we’ll be able to actually continue to work through that in his new role,” Gares explained.

“I’m pretty excited for what the future holds and what’s in front of us.”

Results of the provincial election will be finalized November 6, and the MLA’s were scheduled to be sworn in November 19.