Vote For Me Or Don’t Kelowna

08/31/2026

JC Rathwell is running for Kelowna City Council to take back our streets, back local businesses, and bring practical, results-focused leadership to City Hall.

BRACE for Change is a coalition of Kelowna council candidates standing for Businesses & Residents Against Crime Everywhere — practical leadership for safer streets, accountable budgets, and a stronger local economy. One coordinated slate, four votes for real change at City Hall.

Learn more at https://braceforchange.ca

08/31/2026

Corey Severin is a Kelowna small business owner and entrepreneur with deep experience managing large-scale construction and environmental projects across Western Canada.

BRACE for Change is a coalition of Kelowna council candidates standing for Businesses & Residents Against Crime Everywhere — practical leadership for safer streets, accountable budgets, and a stronger local economy. One coordinated slate, four votes for real change at City Hall.

Learn more at https://braceforchange.ca

08/31/2026

Humberto Morales is a 25-year Kelowna resident, entrepreneur, and financial advisor who helps local businesses and families build financial security and long-term success.

BRACE for Change is a coalition of Kelowna council candidates standing for Businesses & Residents Against Crime Everywhere — practical leadership for safer streets, accountable budgets, and a stronger local economy. One coordinated slate, four votes for real change at City Hall.

Learn more at https://braceforchange.ca

08/31/2026

Rob Wilkinson is stepping up to bring accountability and transparency back to City Hall, so taxpayers know where every dollar goes and how every councillor votes.

BRACE for Change is a coalition of Kelowna council candidates standing for Businesses & Residents Against Crime Everywhere — practical leadership for safer streets, accountable budgets, and a stronger local economy. One coordinated slate, four votes for real change at City Hall.

Learn more at https://braceforchange.ca

08/21/2026

BAN SINGLE-USE PLASTIC ELECTION SIGNS.

Every election season, thousands of roadside campaign signs are printed, installed, blown over, damaged by wind and weather, vandalized, removed, replaced, and eventually thrown away.

Many are made from corrugated plastic. They are used for a few weeks, then become waste.

This image is a reminder that Kelowna can do better.

In 2026, candidates do not need to rely on single-use plastic signs scattered across boulevards, intersections, lawns, and roadways to reach voters. We have better tools: websites, email, social media, digital advertising, community meetings, candidate forums, local media, door-knocking, phone calls, newsletters, QR codes, online video, and direct conversations with residents.

A campaign should be judged by its ideas, its integrity, and its willingness to speak directly with voters—not by who can buy the most plastic signs.

I believe Kelowna should lead the way by examining a phased restriction or eventual ban on single-use plastic roadside election signs, while creating fair and practical alternatives for every candidate. This is not about making it harder for people to run for office. It is about modernizing how campaigns communicate, reducing avoidable waste, improving public spaces, and respecting taxpayers, neighbourhoods, and the environment.

Roadside signs are expensive. They can be damaged in storms, ripped down, vandalized, or discarded. They create visual clutter, become litter when they blow loose, and often go straight to landfill after election day.

That money could be better spent on meaningful voter outreach: accessible campaign websites, translated information, local events, public forums, direct mail made from responsible materials where necessary, better digital accessibility, and actual conversations with residents.

This is also about fairness.

Candidates with the largest sign budgets should not automatically have the biggest advantage. Municipal democracy should reward clear ideas, community engagement, credible plans, and transparent leadership—not whoever can put the most plastic along the roadside.

Kelowna can be an early leader in election-sign reform.

A responsible transition could include:
• A phased reduction in single-use corrugated-plastic campaign signs.
• Clear rules for the timing, placement, removal, recycling, and disposal of any temporary campaign signage.
• Support for reusable, recyclable, or lower-waste alternatives.
• Better public candidate-information tools so voters can compare platforms easily.
• Equal access to public forums and community engagement opportunities.
• Strong enforcement against abandoned, unsafe, or illegally placed signs.
• A public review after the 2026 election to measure waste, cost, compliance, and voter engagement.

This is not about silencing anyone. It is about updating the way we campaign.

Kelowna talks about innovation, environmental responsibility, stronger neighbourhoods, and practical solutions. This is a practical solution. It is time to bring municipal campaigning into the modern era.

We do not need more single-use plastic blowing around our streets, collecting in ditches, creating visual clutter, or filling landfills after every election.

We need better communication.
We need cleaner streets.
We need smarter campaigns.
And we need City Council willing to lead.

As I run for Kelowna City Council, these are the kinds of practical, accountable changes I will advocate for: solutions that save waste, respect public spaces, use modern technology, and make local government work better for residents.

I may be early in raising this issue—but leadership means being willing to start the conversation before everyone else agrees.

If you believe Kelowna can campaign smarter, waste less, and lead by example, I invite you to learn more about my campaign.

Visit:
https://voteformeordont.com

JC Rathwell
Candidate for Kelowna City Council
Municipal Election: October 17, 2026

Current Kelowna City Council:
Mayor Tom Dyas
Councillor Ron Cannan
Councillor Maxine DeHart
Councillor Charlie Hodge
Councillor Gord Lovegrove
Councillor Mohini Singh
Councillor Luke Stack
Councillor Rick Webber
Councillor Loyal Wooldridge

People publicly reported as running, seeking re-election, or announcing their intention to run for Kelowna City Council or Mayor as of August 21, 2026:
Tom Dyas — Mayor, seeking re-election
Ron Cannan — Councillor, running for Mayor
Rick Webber — Councillor, seeking re-election
Gord Lovegrove — Councillor, seeking re-election
Humberto Morales — Council candidate
JC Rathwell — Council candidate
Corey Severin — Council candidate
Rob Wilkinson — Council candidate
Laura Thurnheer — Council candidate
Tim Down — Council candidate
Les Bellamy — Council candidate
Teresa May - Council candidate

This list is not an official final ballot. Candidate nominations, withdrawals, and eligibility can change before the City publishes its official final list.

08/17/2026

Roadside election signs are the definition of single‑use plastic.
In this video, I break down why spending $20,000 on plastic signs that are up for 35 days and then thrown in the landfill is ridiculous in 2026. We have social media. We have digital. We have platforms that reach more people, for less money, with zero waste.
If — no, when — I get into Kelowna City Council, one of the first bylaws I will create is simple:
No more roadside election signs for any municipal election.
Mayor. Councillors. School Trustees.
Everyone uses digital marketing. Everyone uses social media. Just like I am.
No more single‑use plastic signs.
No more landfill.
No more visual clutter.
It’s time to clean up our streets… in more ways than one.
Current Kelowna City Council (2022–2026 term)
Mayor Tom Dyas
Councillor Ron Cannan
Councillor Maxine DeHart
Councillor Charlie Hodge
Councillor Gord Lovegrove
Councillor Mohini Singh
Councillor Luke Stack
Councillor Rick Webber
Councillor Loyal Wooldridge
Known 2026 Kelowna mayoral and council candidates (as of August 2026)
Mayor candidates:
Tom Dyas (incumbent)
Ron Cannan (current councillor)
Emily Salsbury (business owner)
Council candidates (declared or reported):
Les Bellamy (home builder / business owner)
Tim Down (real estate broker / property tax advisor)
Trevor McAleese (council candidate)
Teresa May
JC Rathwell
More candidates will be added once nomination packages are filed in September.
This campaign is about awake, not woke leadership. Common sense, accountability, and putting residents and small business owners first. If you want more information on this, go to VoteForMeOrDont.com.
All the problems. All the solutions. All my positions. Clearly labeled.
If you’re woke and you think everything is fine the way it is?
Then don’t vote for me.
If you’re awake, not woke, and you know Kelowna needs a reset?
Go to VoteForMeOrDont.com and see where I stand.
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08/12/2026

BRACE FOR CHANGE IS GROWING
Today, we’re pleased to welcome the newest member of the B.R.A.C.E. for Change coalition: Corey Severin.
Corey is a Kelowna small-business owner and entrepreneur with extensive experience in environmental protection, large-scale construction, and energy projects across Western Canada. His background includes supervising crews, managing complex projects, working within regulatory requirements, and making difficult decisions involving safety, budgets, timelines, and results.
Corey is joining B.R.A.C.E. because he believes Kelowna needs practical leadership, real accountability, and decisions based on facts, evidence, responsible spending, and measurable results.
B.R.A.C.E. stands for Businesses and Residents Against Crime Everywhere. Our coalition is united around:
✅ Safer streets
✅ Stronger support for small business
✅ Transparency at City Hall
✅ Responsible spending
✅ Practical, results-focused leadership
✅ Common-sense change for Kelowna
With Corey joining, the B.R.A.C.E. coalition now includes:
Humberto Morales
JC Rathwell
Corey Severin
Rob Wilkinson
This is a growing coalition, and the goal is to bring together candidates who share a practical vision for Kelowna and want to work together under one recognizable banner.
When you vote on October 17, look for the B.R.A.C.E.-aligned candidates on the ballot.
For more information about Corey, the coalition, our platform, and the B.R.A.C.E. campaign model, visit:
BraceForChange.ca
B.R.A.C.E. for Change — safer streets, stronger small business, and practical leadership for Kelowna.

07/16/2026

“What you’re not changing, you’re choosing.”
I’m JC Rathwell, and this is one of the most important philosophies I live by — and one I think every Kelowna resident should seriously think about.
This idea applies to life, relationships, work… but it also applies directly to the city you live in.
Kelowna is where we live, work, and play.
It’s where we raise families, build businesses, and spend most of our time.
So here’s the hard truth:
If you’re not changing it, you’re choosing it.
If you’re not trying to change what’s happening on our streets… you’re choosing it.
If you’re not trying to change how small businesses are treated… you’re choosing it.
If you’re not trying to change who leads Kelowna… you’re choosing them.
Are you choosing to live with homeless and drug addicts on your street?
Are you choosing to watch more businesses close and more storefronts sit empty?
Are you choosing to accept that parts of Kelowna are being overrun by criminals?
If nothing changes, then by default… you’re choosing the status quo.
That’s one of the reasons I’m stepping into the 2026 Kelowna municipal election, running for City Council, and serving on the Old Mill Revitalization Committee — pushing for a 30,000-square-foot, 1,000-seat waterfront destination with real green space, so families have a safe, vibrant place to go.
Kelowna shouldn’t feel like a city people just tolerate.
It should feel like a city people are proud to live in.
Right now, a lot of people don’t feel that way.
And here’s where leadership comes in.
The current Kelowna City Council and mayor are:
Mayor Tom Dyas
Councillor Ron Cannan
Councillor Maxine DeHart
Councillor Charlie Hodge
Councillor Gord Lovegrove
Councillor Mohini Singh
Councillor Luke Stack
Councillor Rick Webber
Councillor Loyal Wooldridge
If you believe everything is heading in the right direction — that crime is down, streets feel safer, and small businesses are thriving — then you are, in effect, choosing to keep things the same.
If you don’t believe that, then something has to change.
And that’s where this philosophy matters:
“What you’re not changing, you’re choosing.”
If you do nothing, you’re choosing what you have now.
If you accept it, you’re choosing it.
If you want change — real, awake‑not‑woke, common‑sense change — then you have to make it a priority.
That’s why I built VoteForMeOrDont.com.
On the website, every issue is laid out with a very simple structure:
Problem → Solution
I define the problem based on public input and what I see happening on the ground in Kelowna.
Then I outline what I believe needs to change — concrete solutions, not vague talking points.
Homelessness, drugs, crime, business pressures, Council pay reform, who should be on council, how decisions should be made — it’s all laid out clearly.
You don’t have to agree with every idea.
You don’t even have to support me personally.
But you should think carefully about what you’re choosing.
If you stay with the status quo, you’re choosing the lifestyle that comes with it.
If you want something different, you have to be willing to change who you support and what you tolerate.
So watch this video.
Think about your own life, your street, your city.
Then go to VoteForMeOrDont.com and read the problem/solution breakdown for yourself.
Because in Kelowna, just like in life:
What you’re not changing, you’re choosing.
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07/15/2026

Pierre Poilievre is saying exactly what many of us are already seeing on the ground — a small number of repeat offenders are responsible for a massive amount of crime, and the only way to fix it is to get serious about enforcement. Whether he said it first or not doesn’t matter — we’re on the same page. In Kelowna, I’ve been calling for the exact same approach: focus on the top repeat offenders, enforce the law, and bring back real consequences. If you want safer streets, this is what it looks like. Have a listen.

click on the link below to hear my solution on how we are going to reduce crime in Kelowna by 50% in the first year in office.
https://youtu.be/5Df8UTuJT8Y?si=_pUQCoIlCXP13jgD