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By City of Kelowna
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Kelowna’s new city council to be sworn in Monday night

Oct 30, 2026 | 11:09 AM

Kelowna’s newly elected city council will officially take office Monday night.

The 2026-2030 council’s inauguration ceremony gets underway at 7 p.m. at the Rotary Centre for the Arts on Cawston Avenue.

Judge Clarke Burnett will administer the Oath of Office to Mayor-elect Tom Dyas and eight councillors: Les Bellamy, Kevin Kraft, Davis Kyle, Gord Lovegrove, Brady Rogers, Mohini Singh, Laura Thurnheer and Rick Webber.

The one-hour ceremony will be followed by a public reception featuring coffee and appetizers, running until 9 p.m.

Residents are welcome to attend both the ceremony and reception. The meeting will also be livestreamed through the city’s website.

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