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New Penticton city council to be sworn in

The meeting will be held at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre at 6 p.m.
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Newly elected Penticton mayor Julius Bloomfield invites the public to the inaugural meeting of council Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre where he and the six new councillors will be sworn in. (File photo)

The public is welcome to attend the inaugural meeting of council Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held on at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre.

The Oath of Office for mayor and council will be performed by the Judge Gregory Koturbash.

The only other items on the agenda are to decide acting mayor titles and seats for Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen.

Newly elected Penticton mayor Julius Bloomfield took to Facebook to invite the public to the event.

“Now we get down to business to create a safer, more vibrant community. It’s an exciting time for Penticton,” he said.

Crime, homelessness and affordable housing are the very first things Bloomfield says he wants to deal with as mayor.

The new city council is mayor Julius Bloomfield, Amelia Boultbee, James Miller, Ryan Graham, Helena Konanz, Campbell Watt and Isaac Gilbert.

Six councillors were voted in from a field of 16 candidates. At the top of the council count is lawyer Amelia Boultbee with 5,618 of the votes, followed by incumbent James Miller who has 4,488 votes.

Next to receive the highest votes is past Downtown Penticton BIA president Ryan Graham with 4,366.

Former councillor Helena Konanz got in with 3,673 votes and incumbent Campbell Watt with 3,653 votes. Isaac Gilbert will take the sixth seat on council with 3,309.

Opinion: Penticton votes for change, now is the time to deliver

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Monique Tamminga

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Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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