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Municipal election · Osoyoos · Interview

Dustin: Fix the water and bring back the Fun

Mayoral candidate Dustin Sikora on a three-step water plan, short-term rentals, taxes, Town Hall turnover, and making Osoyoos a real year-round town

Osoyoos mayoral candidate Dustin Sikora owns and runs a large shooting range in Langley and the local range here. In an interview with SO What, he talked about why his business background fits the mayor’s job, his three-step water plan, short-term rentals, taxes, and how to make Osoyoos a real year-round town.

His main theme was operations. A town, he said, is people and a budget — the same things he already manages in business. He is running, he said, because he does not trust how water and Town Hall have been handled.

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Dustin Sikora smiling outdoors with his wife, two young daughters and a puppy
Dustin Sikora, mayoral candidate, with family.

Election 2026

Osoyoos votes Saturday, Oct. 17

Six people want to be mayor, thirteen want four council seats, and three are running for water councillor. Our ballot guide has every candidate in plain language, plus how to vote.

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In Issue 1

Municipal election · Osoyoos

Johnny: We're on track, let's finish the job.

Osoyoos councillor Johnny Cheong is seeking another term on council. In a wide-ranging interview with SO What, he covered how the town got brown tap water, what still has to happen before a…

Summerland · August 2026

Summerland's Bald Range Fire: what happened

On Friday afternoon, August 7, a fire started about 15 kilometres northwest of Summerland. By nightfall it was the story of the Okanagan summer.

Front page of SO What Issue 1, Fall 2026

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