Peter Milobar
Peter Milobar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Kamloops-North Thompson | |
| Assumed office May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Lake |
| Mayor of Kamloops | |
| In office December 1, 2008 – July 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Lake |
| Succeeded by | Ken Christian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1970 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | BC Liberal |
| Spouse | Lianne Milobar |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Kamloops, British Columbia |
| Profession | Businessman |
Peter Gordon Milobar (born February 13, 1970) is a Canadian politician serving as an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia) from Kamloops. Milobar was elected in the 2017 provincial election [1] as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus, representing the electoral district of the Kamloops-North Thompson. He was previously the 39th Mayor of Kamloops [2] for 3 terms from 2008–2017, making him Kamloops’ longest serving Mayor. Before that, Milobar served on Kamloops City Council for two terms from 2002-2008 and chaired the Thompson-Nicola Regional District from 2006–2011, making him the first Kamloops Mayor elected to Chair the Thompson Nicola Regional District.[3] Following that, Milobar was then elected Chair of the Thompson Regional Hospital District [4] from 2012–2017.
Milobar was born in Edmonton, Alberta, and raised in Kamloops, British Columbia. While managing his family's Days Inn Hotel, Milobar made his first run for Kamloops City Council at the age of 32, winning his seat with 7,130 votes.[5] Milobar ran on a platform of working to ensure Royal Inland Hospital (RIH) retain its status as a referral centre with further expansion/equipment to retain and attract new doctors and nurses, and the expansion of the local tax base by encouraging further development in Kamloops. At the age of 35 he was successfully re-elected as a city councillor in the 2005 municipal election. On July 30, 2008 Milobar announced his plans to run for Mayor in the 2008 fall election with a platform of "A Balanced Approach" to decision making, and his goals of fulfilling tournament capital commitments, upgrading the sewage treatment plant, completing the Kamloops Sustainability Plan,[6] working with agricultural groups on a new expo space, work on affordable housing options, safety initiatives between Royal Canadian Mounted Police and By-Law staff, and to work with BC Transit for continued sustainable transit expansion.[7][8] Amid the Economic crisis of 2008, Kamloops elected the 38 year old Milobar as Mayor of Kamloops on November 15, 2008. 13,147 ballots cast in his favour, gave him 74.13% of the overall vote.[9]
Electoral record
| 2017 British Columbia general election: Kamloops-North Thompson | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Peter Milobar | 12,001 | 48.32 | −3.74 | $47,484 | |||
| New Democratic | Barb Nederpel | 7,538 | 30.35 | −8.7 | $68,758 | |||
| Green | Dan Hines | 5,111 | 20.58 | – | $17,164 | |||
| Communist | Peter Paul Kerek | 187 | 0.75 | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 24,837 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 200 | 0.80 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,037 | 60.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections BC[10] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "BC Liberal Peter Milobar declared elected in Kamloops-North Thompson". CFJC Today, May 9, 2017.
- ^ "LIST OF MAYORS FOR CITY OF KAMLOOPS FROM INCORPORATION TO PRESENT" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "It's now chairman Milobar at TNRD".
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "TNRD elects chair".
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kamloops Daily News Monday, November 18, 2002 Section A9". News Hound. November 18, 2002.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ https://www.kamloops.ca/sites/default/files/docs/sustainablekamloopsplan.pdf
- ^ "Kamloops This Week July 30, 2008 Section: A06". News Hound.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kamloops This Week October 26, 2008 Staying the Course". News Hound.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Kamloops Daily News Clean Sweep Section: A01 & A02". News Hound. November 17, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Statement of Votes – 41st Provincial General Election – May 9, 2017" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
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