Former Global Okanagan news anchor seeking spot on Kelowna city council – Okanagan
A former information anchor at World Okanagan has thrown his hat into the ring of municipal politics.
On Wednesday night, Rick Webber introduced that he will likely be operating for metropolis council in Kelowna. Webber hosted the CHBC / World Okanagan newscast for years, from 1990 to 2019.
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His first media job was in radio in 1976, in Prince Edward Island. He moved to B.C. in 1978 earlier than shifting to Kelowna, becoming a member of CHBC and changing into a well-recognized face to Okanagan residents.
“With loads of pleasure (and a few trepidation), I’ve determined to run for the place of councillor at Kelowna metropolis corridor this fall,” Webber introduced on his Fb web page, including he’s been occupied with making the soar to municipal politics for a while.
In a press launch issued Thursday morning, Webber mentioned “having lived in communities throughout Canada and BC, I moved to Kelowna 32 years in the past and rapidly realized there’s nowhere else I’d relatively reside. As we speak, I nonetheless really feel that manner.”
In an interview with The Daily Courier in Kelowna, he additionally mentioned “after delivering the information and knowledge to individuals’s houses for therefore a few years, I’d wish to proceed to contribute to this neighborhood in a public service capability.”
Webber additionally mentioned “I additionally convey with me, administration expertise, having labored in supervisory positions within the fast-paced setting of radio and TV newsrooms over a interval of 40 years. I’d like to make use of my communication expertise to assist keep an open dialogue between the town and its residents.”
Municipal elections throughout the province will happen on Oct. 15.
Webber mentioned he’ll fund his personal marketing campaign, and that gained’t be accepting any monetary donations “and any of the expectations that night time include donations.”
Metropolis council in Kelowna at the moment options two former World Okanagan reporters: Mayor Colin Basran and councillor Mohini Singh.
