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Former Penticton Mayor, MLA Dan Ashton Joins Mayoral Race Against Incumbent
Ashton is one of two candidates so far, and nominees have until 4 p.m. Sept. 11 to file before the Oct. 17 election.
- Former MLA Dan Ashton has officially joined the Penticton mayoral race, challenging current Mayor Julius Bloomfield for the city's top position.
- Ashton served as Penticton mayor from 2008 to 2013 before spending over a decade as a provincial MLA in the region until 2024.
- "I have had a fair bit of encouragement to return to public office," Ashton wrote, adding that retirement was not the "great friends" he expected.
- As of Thursday morning, Ashton and Bloomfield remain the only two candidates, with a final deadline to file nomination documents at Penticton City Hall tomorrow.
- The general municipal election is on Oct. 17, and Castanet will conduct interviews with all candidates after the nomination list is finalized.
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