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B.C. mayor sues B.C. United to recover provincial campaign expenses

The Mayor of Lumby, Kevin Acton, is suing BC United for $10,589.39 in campaign expenses he claims the party has not reimbursed him for.
Acton stated that he has not been contacted by BC United regarding reimbursement, raising concerns about potential violations of the Elections Act.
Former BC United candidates, including White Rock Councillor Ernie Klassen, also report being owed money by the party for campaign expenses.
BC United leader Kevin Falcon has been seeking donations to address a $1 million financial shortfall to avoid bankruptcy.

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B.C. mayor sues B.C. United to recover provincial campaign expenses

Lumby, B.C., Mayor Kevin Acton, a former B.C. United candidate, is seeking more than $10,000 to cover out-of-pocket expenses from his aborted B.C. United election campaign.

2 months ago·Canada

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Lumby mayor sues BC United, his former party, over campaign expenses

Kevin Acton was BC United's candidate in Vernon-Lumby before the party folded ahead of the 2024 B.C. election

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B.C. mayor sues B.C. United to recover provincial campaign expenses #Canadian #Canada #CanPoli #CDNNews #CDNPoli

Kevin Action, the mayor of Lumby, B.C., and a former B.C. United candidate, is suing the struggling provincial party to have it reimburse him $10,765.39 in out-of-pocket campaign expenses. “I have incurred expenses on behalf of B.C. United as a candidate. They have not yet reimbursed me nor have been [in] contact to make arrangements to reimburse for the outstanding balance,” Acton said in a handwritten notice filed Monday in Vernon small clai…

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Former Vernon BC United candidate suing party over unpaid expenses

Former BC United candidate Kevin Acton is suing the party for $10,000 worth of unpaid expenses. Acton filed the suit in the small claims court stating the party has not paid him back $10,589. "I have incurred expenses on behalf of BC United as a candidate. They have not yet reimbursed me no (sic) have been contact to make arrangements to reimburse me for the outstanding balance," the Notice of Claim reads. Acton, the current mayor of Lumby, w…

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