Nomination Packages & Information

Candidate nomination packages are available for pick up at the CVRD office or by downloading from this webpage.
 

• Completed nomination packages can only be accepted by the Chief Election Officer or Deputy Election Officers at the CVRD office between 9 am on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, and 4 pm on Friday, September 11, 2026.

   

Nomination Packages:

• Comox Valley Regional District Electoral Area Director nomination package
   
• Islands Trust (Denman and Hornby Islands) Local Trust Area Trustee nomination package
   
• School District No. 71 Trustee nomination package
   

For all candidates (CVRD, Islands Trust and School District 71):

• Guide to Local Elections Campaign Financing for Candidates and their Financial Agents
• Guide to Local Elections Campaign Financing for Elector Organizations and their Financial Agents

Appointments to drop off nomination documents and have them witnessed by an Election Official can be made by emailing elections@comoxvalleyrd.ca or by calling 250-334-6000. The CVRD office is open Monday to Friday, excluding Statutory Holidays, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.

Nomination process
A candidate must be nominated in writing by two people who are electors in the jurisdiction for which the person is being nominated. Nomination information must include:

• the full name of the person nominated
• the usual name of the person nominated, if preferred
• the office for which the person is nominated
• endorsement by an elector organization, if applicable
• the residential address of the person nominated
• the names and residential addresses of the nominators
• a statement signed by the nominators that the person is qualified

Please note: no nomination deposit is required by the Comox Valley Regional District.

Who may be nominated
You may run for local government office if you:

• are a Canadian citizen
• are at least 18 years old on election day
• have lived in BC for at least the last six months
• have not been disqualified for voting or from being nominated in a BC local government election

You do not qualify as a candidate if you:

• are a judge of the Provincial Court, Supreme Court or Court of Appeal
• are an employee or salaried officer of the local government (unless you have taken a leave of absence to run for office and agree to resign if elected)
• are under sentence for an indictable offence and are in custody or in prison, have been found guilty of an elections offence, such as double voting or buying votes, and are prohibited from holding office
• are disqualified for not filing a disclosure statement in a previous election or for not making an oath of office or attending meetings 

Information on all candidates who have filed nomination papers will be provided here as soon as it is available. The nomination period begins on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 9 am and closes on Friday, September 11, 2026, at 4 pm.   

Contact and other information supplied by candidates may be found on the CivicInfo BC website.

• CVRD Electoral Area A

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• CVRD Electoral Area B

  • HARDY, Rich
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• CVRD Electoral Area C

  • BECHERER, Ariel
  • MCPHAIL, Norm

• School District No. 71 - Trustee Electoral Area 4 (Baynes Sound - Den./Hornby Islands) 

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• School District No. 71 - Trustee Electoral Area 5 (Lazo North)

  • WAITE, Michelle

• School District No. 71 - Trustee Electoral Area 6 (Puntledge - Black Creek)

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• Islands Trust - Denman Island

  • BORTHWICK, Sam
  • GORRARA, Perri
  • HAWKINS, Steve

• Islands Trust - Hornby Island

  • ALLEN, Alex

Elections BC administers rules regarding campaign financing and advertising for local elections and assent voting in B.C. under the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act.

• Guide to Local Elections Campaign Financing in B.C for Elector Organizations and their Financial Agents
• Guide to Local Elections Campaign Financing for Candidates
• Guide for Local Elections Third Party Sponsors in B.C (coming soon) 

All candidates should be familiar with the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act and its requirements.  If you have questions or concerns regarding the Act please contact:

Elections BC - Electoral Finance
Toll-free: 1-800-661-8683
Email: electoral.finance@elections.bc.ca

• What Every Candidate Needs to Know
• Thinking About Running for Office?
• Candidate's Guide to Local Elections in B.C. 
• Elector Organization Guide to Local Elections in B.C.
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.
• General Local Elections 101
• Supporting a Candidate for Local Elections in B.C.
• Scrutineer's Guide to General Local Elections in B.C.